In the world of art there seems to be an obsession over how long something lasts, preserving items, artefacts and paintings. This obsession is of interest to me. Preserving the longevity of well-known art works in relation to how long my work or the work of others would last for. Museums and art galleries almost […]
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Our mind was an access point to nature and the outside world before plein air, we had various ways of recording the outside, the inaccessible. Our mind may alter reality, but so does plein air, accuracy isn’t the point any more, not to me. I went to nature to escape the hectic world, to calm […]
A material which I had recently used was concrete panels, these panels were interesting and opened my eyes to new possibilities, the material was one which is so familiar to construction, it is a material which is found everywhere. Choosing what type of mix I wanted to use. Purchased from Bunnings. Frames have been made […]
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Exhibition Review
Hannah Ireland. Handshake in Hamilton.Weasel Gallery, 260 Victoria Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton, Handshake in Hamilton is an exhibition which consists of rectangular boxes displayed at a variety of heights amongst a plethora of items and other wall hanging objects. The gallery is narrow which encourages the viewer to be intimate with the rectangular boxes displayed on the walls alternating […]
Why am I doing this, why is it relevant? Why should we look at the past, and should I be looking at it? Am I focusing too much on the history in the wrong way, does it become insensitive? How do I approach landscape in Aotearoa respectfully, and bring my knowledge and understanding of it […]
Large blue objectOutside Weathered Stone Carved Dinosaur like Laying on the ground White figures surround: possibly representing birds, water birds, cormorants on opposite sides Tui Materials look sturdy Stone Porous Blue / tealSwan has a pool of water on the top of it 3D printed Outdoors, birds chirping in the back ground Initial reactions to a teal shaped sculpture sitting outside the Auckland art gallery. Laying […]
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Louise Henderson
From Life exhibition is an exploration of Henderson’s life within New Zealand, including works made in other regions of the world including Paris and the Middle East. Each seperate room seems to explore a specific time of Henderson’s experiences within these countries.[1] Henderson includes native plant species into the statement, letting the viewer in to […]
David Hockney: The East Yorkshire Landscape I was fascinated by Hockney’s video works which were a continuation from a previous work Pearblossom highway (1986) that had been a collage of multiple images taken at different angles of a singular area stitched together creating a final landscape image. The videos take a similar approach to this idea although […]
Llenyd Price 