Episode 143 - Michael Powe Art Advisor

Many thanks to Art Advisor Michael Powe for your time talking to us.Michael’s business is Anala Art Advisory. https://analaartadvisory.com.auJohnny Romeos show, Cloud 9, is opening on Friday 10 March in Melbourne at West End Art Space. https://westendartspace.com.au/exhibitions_details/johnny-romeo-pop-popart/‘When it comes to capturing this overwhelming sense of being high on life, few expressions exude with the same joy and wide-eyed wonderment as ‘Cloud 9’. According to some linguists, the concept of Cloud 9 originates from the categorization of the world’s largest cloud, the Cumulonimbus, as a Level 9 cloud in the 1896 ‘International Cloud Atlas’. Others have suggested that the term was inspired by the ninth cloud in the journey of the Bodhissatva, considered to be the penultimate step to Enlightenment in Buddhism. Within the context of the series, Romeo masterfully combines the lofty grandeur of being on top of the world with a sense of spiritual ecstasy to express his own Cloud 9 philosophy, which encourages us to embrace life to the fullest in order to experience true joy.’Curated by Michael Powe