The Enlightenment Project An exploration of Western history In an attempt to understand Western history and its world-wide impact Marian Maguire produced a new suite of prints that map philosophical ideas, politics, scientific discoveries, inventions and historical events. Her starting point was the Age of Enlightenment – it was during that era that Cook’s Endeavour… View more
Various obsessions are in play with this latest work: my life long fascination with the painting of C14th and early C15th Flanders, the role played by drapery throughout the old master period and various characters who appear in these works, some known others anonymous. One of the faces is contemporary and lives here in Christchurch… View more
Julia Holden’s new paintings tell the story of the regulars at Little Palm Beach on Waiheke Island and the daily social interactions of its community of clothing-optional bathers. ARTIST TALK – Weds 22 June, 12pm Join artist Julia Holden as she discusses her current practice and exhibition Also on show, 4 performance photographic works… View more
An exhibition that traverses invented landscapes on a shoestring, driven by the richness of the artist’s imagination and his painterly skill. ARTIST STATEMENT: Several series of previous work are connected here. Previous exhibitions: ‘Springs and Falls’, ‘Take Me to the River’ and ‘Truth or Consequences’ are all involved in a similar way to what… View more
“In order to use colour effectively it is necessary to recognise that colour deceives continually.” Josef Albers, Interaction of Color (1963) Casting observations from her previous PG Gallery exhibition in 2020, Polly Gilroy presents a study of light and shadow in the gallery space. Taking cue from the reflections which cascaded across former bodies of… View more
“Colour like music, you cannot hold back from an emotion, whereas black and white is linked with writing and the letter and reason, color is not rational, color is dangerous. You fall into it. You can’t control it” Quote from Pipilotti Rist in article by Carolina A. Miranda for LA Times On her 2021… View more
“Landscape might be something of a commonplace term, but it is one with a variety of different meanings. It might be used to describe the material terrain or topography of land, or to conceptualise the broader interactions of environment. As a political space, landscape might refer to human entanglements with the ‘natural’ world and the social implications of dwelling… View more
An exhibition of nine exquisite oil paintings by Thomas Hancock. ‘Once Removed’ brings together paintings representing a variety of subjects and categories; found objects, imagined objects and created objects, repositioned as still life, photographs, digital and hand-made drawings and three-dimensional works, described by Hancock as a ‘middle ground’ prior to their resolution as paintings. – Warren Feeney… View more
Featuring: Philippa Blair, Joanna Braithwaite, Nigel Buxton, Rebecca Harris, Chris Pole, John Reynolds, Aiko Robinson, James Robinson, Terry Stringer Philippa Blair Joanna Braithwaite Nigel Buxton Rebecca Harris Chris Pole John Reynolds Aiko Robinson James Robinson Terry Stringer
Is it possible to claim that painting is an extreme sport? Artist and trustee of the Yvonne Rust West Coast Arts Trust, Evelyn Hewlett answers ‘yes’ maintaining that for almost five decades, Catherine Brough’s plein-air paintings out in the field and on the front-line in Canterbury and the West Coast are an affirmation that this is true. ‘When you look… View more