I have spent the past weeks working on a new large work, the Mantel Urn (2011), which was on show in Masterworks Gallery's display at the recent Auckland Art Fair. This piece was a major development for me technically, being the largest I have made to date. Its imagery draws from the objects I use in my still life and mantel series', reconfiguring these as 2-dimensional motifs which work as a decorative narrative treatment. I am excited about the possibilities this work opens up, so will be developing the series further in the lead up to my next exhibition.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Mantel Urn - Auckland Art Fair
I have spent the past weeks working on a new large work, the Mantel Urn (2011), which was on show in Masterworks Gallery's display at the recent Auckland Art Fair. This piece was a major development for me technically, being the largest I have made to date. Its imagery draws from the objects I use in my still life and mantel series', reconfiguring these as 2-dimensional motifs which work as a decorative narrative treatment. I am excited about the possibilities this work opens up, so will be developing the series further in the lead up to my next exhibition.
Nga Pou Whenua - Waikato Museum of Art and History
A new work in my still life series, Portrait of my Whanau, is part of the exhibition Nga Pou Whenua currently on at Waikato Museum of Art and History. The exhibition explores the modern story of the four iwi of Tainui, including Ngati Raukawa to which I affiliate.
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