Linda Cairnes Visual Artist

14/03/2025

As i sit here in my hospital bed in Sydney overlooking the university & cityskyline in hours before dawn, recovering , i want to send my thoughts to the family and all the associate creatives- i owe all of this family of makers & visionary thinkers a huge debt. What a lovely man John was; my connection to WSI absolutely changed & shaped my future. Much love to everyone who feels the sadness of his loss today. He was a giant of a man.

23/11/2024

In view of Australia being a signatory of ICC agreement that has declared Netanyahu & his defence minister are culpable of genocide I have signed this statement

Australia must sanction Israel for its genocide in Gaza. While the genocide worsens, northern Gaza is described as a 'genocide within a genocide' and Israel bombs refugees sheltering in tents in Deir el-Balah, Australia has hypocritically sanction Iran while refusing to act on Israel. Send a message...

30/10/2024

If I stare long enough an idea of what to do with these will come. They are unattached. Shop dummies extremities bought from Manchester’s Grumpy which is the equiv of Sydney’s Reverse Garbage. Just writing these two sentences has summoned an idea. If any of you know me you can guess what’s coming…I am so predictable. 🇵🇸🇱🇧🇮🇷

29/10/2024

Ads on Facebook have multiplied & make viewing difficult. Go to “feeds” to see my intentional posts.

28/10/2024

Just watched This. Lovely film on the journey artists make to find themselves. Hiroshige & his forerunner Hokusai informed my journey from a young age. A distant apprentice. Worth watching. Beautiful acting high production values & very Japanese

Hiroshige hosts an art event that costs him a fortune, but the spotlight is stolen by a popular artist, Kunisada. On his way home, he spots Kayo at a pawn shop and realizes he had been putting a heavy burden on her. Still, Kayo encourages him wholeheartedly, and persuades him to resign from his samu...

28/10/2024

agit prop props.. have fallen in with street performers with a cause. Made some accoutrements. My bloody babies. 👶🏻 it’s not droll. It’s real. I just wish I had the energy to put it out there big style. Am with the old lady brigade these days.

28/10/2024

One of my recent alter egos. Mrs Magritte. Only downside is the v old London made Bowler hat ( clearly made for a boy) is quite hot & scratchy. What we suffer for art.

24/06/2023