After spending a good couple of months working on grant and sponsorship applications this year, it seems the hard work has paid off! I was fortunate enough to have been a successful applicant in this round of 'ArtStart Grants', an initiative of the Australia Council for the Arts.
ArtStart grants are available to practitioners of almost any creative field, who have recently graduated from a course related to their creative practice, and who intend to establish a sustainable arts career.
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Lately I've been totally obsessed with film & cinema.
I've got a few shows coming up this year (predominantly installation) and I started checking out a lot of sci-fi as part of research for the work. Slowly it bled over to just more film-watching in general. Read More
I've just launched my website http://mattleaf.com ! In the coming weeks I'll be moving this blog over to Wordpress, which will hopefully come out with a similar look to the website. It's also my pleasure to announce my first online (and debut) release of music as 'Sinuso Dial'. Entitled 'Biology', the albums compositions consist of processed guitar and field recordings which result in a blend of ambient, warm distortion and subtle electronica. You can download it for free here.
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Well it's been a busy week. One of the busiest weeks I've had in ages. I bought Casey Reas and Ben Fry's book, 'Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists', which to me represents something of a commitment to code... It's a bizzare turning point in my life where, for some reason, learning how to use code makes a lot of sense. Read More
So far I'm really stoked with the University. It's based in Hilversum, halfway between Utrecht and Amsterdam. The courses are intensive and there's a bit more technical information. I'm taking Spatialisation, Max/MSP and Electronic Music Composition. I'll try and execute a few guitar projects I have in mind while I'm here. Read More
I'm living in Holland now, wow that was a long time between posts. Read More
Well, after a long and fruitful 6 years in Melbourne, I have decided it's time to move on. I'm making the move up to Brisbane for a while to focus on an interactive project, entitled "Nawlz", with Stuart Campbell Read More
