Wii Art Consoles

I attended the opening of the Wii Art Consoles exhibition at Kaleidoscope Gallery in Paddington, NSW. On show were three white and five black boxes with indigenous artists’ work on the side. The gallery is also selling paintings by the artists. The project has come together through Waterhole Art, the DACOU Aboriginal Gallery and Shalom Gamarada scholarship program, which helps out indigenous students.

Artists features include Emily Pwerle, Galya Pwerle, Barbara Weir and Gloria Patyarre. For art lovers, the size and scope of the wall paintings would obviously be more catching; but the price tags are also into the thousands! For gamers with an eye for art, the more fitting option is to bid online for one of the consoles via eBay! If successful, you not only score the decorative console (which is in a Perspex cube and non-functional) but another, working console. I think it is a great idea, especially for those people who are half-considering buying a Wii but have putting it off! Nintendo should be applauded for such a proactive social conscience.

Bids close on 7 March, so hurry!

Felix Staica