In May I interviewed Vivian Gallery manager Oliver King - see: A new gallery for Matakana.
The Vivian Gallery
39 Omaha Valley Rd
Matakana
Facebook: facebook.com/TheVivianGallery
Ph: 422 9995
Sunday, November 25, 2012
The Vivian Gallery Matakana to open 1 Dec
Matakana's much-awaited Vivian Gallery in Omaha Valley Rd is to open at 4pm on Saturday Dec 1 with a show of prominent local artists.
In May I interviewed Vivian Gallery manager Oliver King - see: A new gallery for Matakana.
The Vivian Gallery
39 Omaha Valley Rd
Matakana
Facebook: facebook.com/TheVivianGallery
Ph: 422 9995
In May I interviewed Vivian Gallery manager Oliver King - see: A new gallery for Matakana.
The Vivian Gallery
39 Omaha Valley Rd
Matakana
Facebook: facebook.com/TheVivianGallery
Ph: 422 9995
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Garry Currin: Salvage
Prominent Baddeley's Beach artist Garry Currin is exhibiting in Wanganui in December.
From The Big Idea: Artist Garry Currin's first exhibition in his old hometown of Wanganui is a sea narrative, a storyboard idea about the foundering of the cargo ship 'Port Bowen' which ran aground at Castlecliff Beach on Wanganui's west coast on July 18,1939. The stranded ship remained there for 3 years in which time it was slowly dismantled, much of the material being used for the war effort.
The series, titled Salvage, is a collection of creative responses to aural history; stories told to Currin as a child by both his mother and his grandmother and is a departure from his moody and enigmatic landscapes as he brings more figurative and representational elements into these works. Currin says, "I have worked to capture the sound of those stories. The sirens and the waves, the cold, the fires, the giant on the beach, the watching and the waiting".
W.H. Milbank Gallery, 1 Dec 2012 - 31 Jan 2013
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1 Dec 2012 - 31 Jan 2013
W.H. Milbank Gallery,
1B Bell Street, Wanganui
Bill Milbank (06) 345 9435 or Mob. 027 628 6877
From The Big Idea: Artist Garry Currin's first exhibition in his old hometown of Wanganui is a sea narrative, a storyboard idea about the foundering of the cargo ship 'Port Bowen' which ran aground at Castlecliff Beach on Wanganui's west coast on July 18,1939. The stranded ship remained there for 3 years in which time it was slowly dismantled, much of the material being used for the war effort.
The series, titled Salvage, is a collection of creative responses to aural history; stories told to Currin as a child by both his mother and his grandmother and is a departure from his moody and enigmatic landscapes as he brings more figurative and representational elements into these works. Currin says, "I have worked to capture the sound of those stories. The sirens and the waves, the cold, the fires, the giant on the beach, the watching and the waiting".
W.H. Milbank Gallery, 1 Dec 2012 - 31 Jan 2013
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1 Dec 2012 - 31 Jan 2013
W.H. Milbank Gallery,
1B Bell Street, Wanganui
Bill Milbank (06) 345 9435 or Mob. 027 628 6877
Friday, November 2, 2012
Barry Lett: New Works at Remuera Gallery
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Having worked in sculpture for many years, over the last two years he has been working on paintings on rough-surfaced jigsaw-cut plywood. The works range from small to 3.5m wide.
From Remuera Gallery: Over recent years, Barry Lett has built up a reputation as a sculptor for his large dog sculptures in wood or stone. Best known of these is probably ‘Big Rock Dog’, a large work covered in a skin of scoria stone which was awarded first prize in the inaugural Stoneleigh Sculpture Award Exhibition at the Auckland Botanic Gardens in 2008. He also worked in bronze and is mainly known for his extensive series of quirky bronze dogs.
In 2009 Barry Lett stopped making sculpture and returned to painting. This exhibition of recent paintings is his first solo show in over five years. In an interview Barry Lett commented... 'To get back into painting I experimented with working on a building plywood called shadow clad which has a one way texture designed to look like rough sawn timber. It is used a lot on rural buildings. After much trial and error exploring the possibilities of this material, I developed a technique to make complex cut out and re–assembled jigsaw–like paintings. I arranged the one way texture in multiple directions and developed painting methods that made good use of the rough sawn nature of the surface.' All the works in this exhibition are made this way.
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| Head II 2012 - acrylic on plywood 590x487mm |
The content of these works ranges from a single image to quite complex compositions that include people, animals, plants and various objects.
In all the works, smaller or larger, I use the same process of construction which is not unlike that of a stone mason. Each part of a work is established separately i.e. drawn on the plywood, cut out and painted. This ‘finished’ part is then laid on fresh ply and drawn around to establish the next interlocking shape which is then cut out, painted and glued to the first shape. By this method a painting can grow, or ‘inflate’ in any direction to any scale. Colour decisions also evolve to resonate against each other.
To start with I tried to ‘build’ a painting to fit a pr-established plan but found that the painting seemed to develop a ‘life of its own’ and not stick to the blueprint. I found it best to allow this to happen and the unexpected combinations of shape and colour made for a more exciting journey. As long as these ‘pop ups’ contributed to the poetic narrative and worked as integral parts of the pictorial space they were made welcome.
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| The Umbrellas 2012 - acrylic on plywood 1625x1809mm |
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| The Flagbearers 2012 - acrylic on plywood 3504x1665mm |
Remuera Gallery,
Scott Dargaville,
360 Remuera Rd,
Auckland
ph. (+64 9) 524 7403
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
'Voices' well received at A Fine Line Gallery
The recent photographic exhibition Voices seems to have been well received, judging by comments such as this in the visitor's book:
Exhibits
Garry Currin
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Ian MacDonald: Edge of Warming
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Our rural environment is changing: subdivisions are springing up, villages are being redeveloped and roads are being sealed.
My main photographic project in recent years has been to capture the changing roads of my area around Leigh.
I am looking at the places we rush past en route to daily destinations, and documenting my surroundings as they change - for one day, many of these scenes will exist only in memory.
The photos in this series are all in a square, black and white format. I chose this format because it echoes the work of earlier photographers and scenes like these will also pass into history. [Richard Smallfield Website] [Gone Tomorrow essay so far exhibited]
Charlie Wrigglesworth: Pinhole World
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Hamish Macdonald
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Carli Clark
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I will add images as I receive them from the photographers.
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Exhibition shots
Courtesy of Barbara Cope
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'It is great to have talented persons' visual voices in such an out of way gallery. All should be brought into the centre of the population so more can see such works.'
Exhibits
Garry Currin
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| Maurice, Castlecliff © Garry Currin 2010 |
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Ian MacDonald: Edge of Warming
Edge of Warming – Whangateau Harbour © Ian MacDonald 2012
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Edge of Warming – Whangateau Harbour [1] 2010/2012
Edge of Warming is a new series of work that has been incubating for the last few years. It is an effort to respond visually to the undeniable rising of sea levels brought about by climate change. I have some understanding of the mathematical properties of edges and see the edge between the sea and land as the characterisation of what is really a human political event. In these works I am mapping this edge at a macro level using “aerial photography” techniques and then as a background I photograph what is above to provide an environmental context. Whangateau Harbour [1] shows the edge of the incoming tide as it covers the communities of life on the flats of the Whangateau Harbour. I have been photographing these edges for some time and they include both the edge of the sea as well as rivers and streams. Water seems to me to be the emerging political indicator of the axis of sustainability and exploitation we encounter as a species struggling to survive on this planet. That intersection I am calling the “Edge of Warming”.
Technically: This work is printed onto exposition banner polyester material using the latest Epson HDR inks. This material is very robust, washable and fade-proof with fade ratings of 100+ years.
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Edge of Warming is a new series of work that has been incubating for the last few years. It is an effort to respond visually to the undeniable rising of sea levels brought about by climate change. I have some understanding of the mathematical properties of edges and see the edge between the sea and land as the characterisation of what is really a human political event. In these works I am mapping this edge at a macro level using “aerial photography” techniques and then as a background I photograph what is above to provide an environmental context. Whangateau Harbour [1] shows the edge of the incoming tide as it covers the communities of life on the flats of the Whangateau Harbour. I have been photographing these edges for some time and they include both the edge of the sea as well as rivers and streams. Water seems to me to be the emerging political indicator of the axis of sustainability and exploitation we encounter as a species struggling to survive on this planet. That intersection I am calling the “Edge of Warming”.
Technically: This work is printed onto exposition banner polyester material using the latest Epson HDR inks. This material is very robust, washable and fade-proof with fade ratings of 100+ years.
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Richard Smallfield: Gone Tomorrow
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| Winter morning, Warkworth © Richard Smallfield 2010 (400x400mm) |
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| Pakiri morning © Richard Smallfield 2010 (400x400mm) |
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| Homestead, Whangateau © Richard Smallfield 400x400mm |
Statement
Our rural environment is changing: subdivisions are springing up, villages are being redeveloped and roads are being sealed.
My main photographic project in recent years has been to capture the changing roads of my area around Leigh.
I am looking at the places we rush past en route to daily destinations, and documenting my surroundings as they change - for one day, many of these scenes will exist only in memory.
The photos in this series are all in a square, black and white format. I chose this format because it echoes the work of earlier photographers and scenes like these will also pass into history. [Richard Smallfield Website] [Gone Tomorrow essay so far exhibited]
Charlie Wrigglesworth: Pinhole World
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| Pinhole World No.2 © Charlie Wrigglesworth 2012 |
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| Pinhole World No.3 © Charlie Wrigglesworth 2012 |
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Hamish Macdonald
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| In this Colony © Hamish Macdonald 2012 |
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| Something you said © Hamish Macdonald 2012 |
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No need for words © Hamish Macdonald 2012
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Carli Clark
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| Driftwood I © Carli Clark 2012 |
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| Driftwood II © Carli Clark 2012 |
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| Driftwood III © Carli Clark 2012 |
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| Driftwood IV © Carli Clark 2012 |
I will add images as I receive them from the photographers.
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| Prints: Richard Smallfield |
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| Prints: Mark Kaneko |
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
A Fine Line Gallery: Ink Paper Thread
From A Fine Line Gallery: Our next exhibition – ink paper thread – opens at A Fine Line Gallery this Friday 2nd November from 5.30pm-7.30pm.
The exhibition features the work of a group of local artists who have ‘stitched together the arts of calligraphy, print making and creative book art': Ann Bell, Gill Carlsson, Biz Dempster, Merryl Houghton, Jan Leonard, Glennys Patterson, Ailie Snow, Marianda, Chic Vercoe, Karen Williamson.
The exhibition features the work of a group of local artists who have ‘stitched together the arts of calligraphy, print making and creative book art': Ann Bell, Gill Carlsson, Biz Dempster, Merryl Houghton, Jan Leonard, Glennys Patterson, Ailie Snow, Marianda, Chic Vercoe, Karen Williamson.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
A Fine Line Gallery: Voices
From A Fine Line Gallery: Opening at 5:30pm on Friday 5 October and running from 6-28 October, Voices is a group photography exhibition featuring a mix of local and guest artists.
Exhibiting are: Carli Clark, Richard Collins, Barbara Cope, Garry Currin, Di Halstead, Sue Hill, Mark Leonard Kaneko, Hamish Macdonald, Ian MacDonald, Davina Monds, Richard Smallfield and Charlie Wrigglesworth.
Charlies Gelato Garden
A Fine Line Gallery
17 Sharp Rd,
Matakana, RD2,
Warkworth 0982
09 422 7942 / 021 150 8820
Exhibiting are: Carli Clark, Richard Collins, Barbara Cope, Garry Currin, Di Halstead, Sue Hill, Mark Leonard Kaneko, Hamish Macdonald, Ian MacDonald, Davina Monds, Richard Smallfield and Charlie Wrigglesworth.
Charlies Gelato Garden
A Fine Line Gallery
17 Sharp Rd,
Matakana, RD2,
Warkworth 0982
09 422 7942 / 021 150 8820
Saturday, September 8, 2012
The Gallery, Helensville: Artists 18 Aug - 8 Dec
18 Aug - 8 Dec 2012
Exhibitors:
Arwen Flowers - Painter
Filani Macasseys - Contemporary Masi Artist
Hamish MacDonald - Photographer
Tanya Bogdanova - Jeweller
Olivia Owens - Jeweller
Sophie Lankovsky - Potter
From The Gallery: The Gallery in Helensville, Auckland, would like to introduce Arwen Flowers, Filani Filina Macassey and Hamish MacDonald who are exhibiting their work in this current residency period. They are three inspiring artists whose art practices cover diverse ground in the way they both produce and view their work. Arwen with her reassembled torn canvas pieces that examine the transient space between states and moments, Filani utilizing Masi (a Fijian tapa-bark cloth) in a contemporary way as she ventures into the modern world, just as her forebears voyaged out in ndrua, navigating their world, and Hamish MacDonald who brings to his images an identifiable and relatable atmosphere that is connected by passages of music, lyrics and inspirational words. [Read more...]
About The Gallery
The Gallery is self-manned by the artists who are in residence and is located 35 minutes north of Auckland City in the Rodney District. With a small time commitment, professional artists can show their work for an extended period. [More information...]
The Gallery
81 Commercial Rd,
Helensville
Ph: 021 710 367
Email: kiwiartist@gmail.com
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