3rd MG2009 Parade Entry Fundraiser, 4:45 ~ 6:00pm, 28th February
Tap Gallery, 278 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, 2010.
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Dear Friends of Ethel,

ethel yarwood enterprises has a very special fundraising event scheduled. This is a unique opportunity to acquire artworks by two of Sydney's preeminent artists, Jozef Szekeres and William Yang.

These artists have generously donated signed artworks to be auctioned, the proceeds of which will assist in funding our 2009 Mardi Gras parade entry Surry Hillsong.

The artworks will be available for viewing from Friday 20th February at:

Tap Gallery
278 Palmer Street
Darlinghurst, 2010
http://www.tapgallery.org.au

The auction will be conducted by Sandy Bottom at Tap Gallery on Saturday 28th February. 4:45 to 6:00pm with the auction commencing promptly at 5:30 pm.

Please enter this function in your diary and forward this email to your fellow art lovers and collectors.

Proxies and telephone bids will be accepted. For more information email: ethel@yarwood.com.au or phone +61 (0)425 206 858

"Jonn #2". Bondi 1998. Digital print with ink text.
Signed William Yang.
http://www.williamyang.com

Jonn #2

Text: Jonn #2

"He was a student from Boston University who'd seen my big exhibition at the State Library and he wanted to interview me for one of his university projects. Besides having perfect teeth, he was absolutely gorgeous and well mannered too. I said I wanted to take his photograph, (it may have been a condition of the interview but I don't think it was), and we agreed to do partially naked photos. He went home and discussed with his friend what a partially naked photo might be. Was it partially dressed or fully nude without genitals? I told him he could keep on his underpants on, he didn't have to show me everything. Come to think of it, he never posted what he'd written about me."

as framed by ACME

20" x 14" in a Australian Blackwood box moulding with a deep bevel accent and top matboard. UV glass has been used.

The tasteful framing of both artworks has been donated by Geoff and Greg of

acme
244 Devonshire Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
http://www.acmeframing.com

2007 Mardi Gras Poster.
Signed Jozef Szekeres.
http://elf-fin.deviantart.com

MG2007 Poster



"The 2007 New Mardi Gras Poster Art was done in photoshop with some traditional painting in the background. Each character was created whole and complete so assortments of the 7 figures could be repositioned for different advertising requirements (i.e., the three female characters exclusively together for the Lesbian publications). Each figure was done so they could be printed life sized, and they were used as Standees during Fair Day 2007, and by Gaydar in 2008 for a UK Gay Day event.

I'd only been doing homoerotic art since September 2006, when I was fired from my job with a leading gaming company for being gay (within the first few weeks of the Howard Government "Work Choices"). The high profile assignment of the Mardi Gras poster art soon after this distressing time revitalized my spirit and faith that "coming out" artistically was the right thing to do.

It was an honour to do this job and be part of the official history of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras."



23" x 32" as framed.