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Exhibitions 2004
Transformation - Images of Light by Brent Wong Friday 13th February – Sunday 14th March 2004
Brent Wong presents an exhibition of abstract paintings that explore the transition from darkness to light, and the depiction of light in sea and landscapes. This collection of highly crafted paintings spans 25 years of work by leading New Zealand artist Brent Wong. |
Pushing the Boundaries 2004 - CEAC Affordable Art Exhibition Friday 13th February – Sunday 14th March 2004
The annual CEAC affordable art exhibition is an opportunity to purchase paintings, photography and sculptural work from talented emerging local artists. Approximately 20 local artists have been invited to submit work (no larger than 200mm x 200mm) for the exhibition and all work will be for sale for $200. Exhibiting artists: Fa'fiti Amituanui, Mark Cato, Sue Collins, Catherine Davidson, Manu Harre, Ilona Joe, Kelly King, Linda Loud, Tanya Milne, Kate Murdoch, Emma Pettersen, Andrea Roberts, Briar Shaw, Matene Sisnett, Rebecca Smith, Louise Stevenson, Tim Thatcher and Vickie Worthington. |
Geoff Moon: Nature Photographer Friday 19th March – Sunday 18th April 2004
Local photographer Geoff Moon has been photographing New Zealand birds and forests for over fifty years. His spectacular images give a fascinating insight into the natural habitat of our wildlife. This comprehensive exhibition brings together a collection of these works along with his notebooks and other items that give a wonderful insight into how he managed to achieve some of these remarkable images. As an indication of Geoff’s appreciation and constant interest in the Waitakere Ranges, a portion of the proceeds from exhibition sales will be donated to the Waitakere Ranges Protection Society. |
Light of Flight - Iona Matheson, John Green and Maurice Williams
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| Kaka Bird by Iona Matheson |
Friday 19th March – Sunday 18th April 2004
Humour, nature and a passionate appreciation for the making of objects underlines the work of these three local artists. Working with wood, ceramics, paper pulp and mixed media, they will each be creating a body of work as part of a gallery installation. |
Material Witness - The Fabric of West Auckland: an installation by Faye NormanFriday 23rd April – Sunday 23rd May 2004
Photographer Faye Norman celebrates the lives of people from a variety of cultural backgrounds who have come to reside in this area, and whose stories make up the rich fabric of West Auckland. Drawing on themes of marriage and the wedding dress has provided Faye with a metaphor for the threads that join together the lives of individuals, where new links are formed and directions changed. The rich layering of photographic images, both historical and contemporary are incorporated into a fabric installation, and complimented by a series of related landscape photographs. |
Wallpaper - A photographic project by Briar Shaw and Glen McLayFriday 23rd April 2004 – Sunday 23rd May 2004
Briar Shaw and Glen McLay have both spent years learning the traditional craft of photography. In this exhibition they present two bodies of work which explore the opportunities created by digital technology to create a series of personal narratives.
Opportunity Shop
The space between the high fashion milieu of High Street and the Chancery, and the hospice stores and op-shops scattered around West Auckland is traversed in this series of photographic images by Briar Shaw, which highlight the possibility of individual creativity generating a look that is not beholden to the dictates, or the price tags, of the fashion industry.
Where you been?
Glen McClay collects narratives. Curios recorded by his traveller’s eye. He is drawn to the curious, random details that can handle the weight of the loaded messages they carry. Souvenirs of his visual experience here and abroad: a found performance, a found sculpture, a found image. In this series of captivating images he is effectively documenting the ritual of photography itself. The sequencing structure reflects the mechanics of photography, the precise workings of a manual camera, increments of developing time, the factuality of a proof sheet. |
Tribute - An Installation by Rosina KamphuisFriday 23rd April – Sunday 23rd May 2004
Over a period of eighteen months starting in late 2000, a group of people gathered together to take part in a series of special meals initiated as an artist’s project by Rosina Kamphuis. At each of the meals a new theme was addressed: memory, identity, friendship and immortality, and the collaborative interplay recorded. The dialogues became acts within a performance, and using this material Rosina has created a series of printed images and text, which have been collated into an artist’s book and integrated into a gallery installation. The exhibition has been designed to bring the viewer in to be part of the project, where reality and imagination meet to create new readings. |
Fantasyland - Paintings by Peter PurcellFriday 28th May – Sunday 27th June 2004
Peter Purcell is a prolific painter who creates richly layered narrative based works that draw heavily on tales of adventure and fantasy. In this exhibition Peters paintings will be accompanied by a selection of key items of inspiration from his personal collection, including an army of hand painted tin soldiers and his baby grand piano which he promises to come and play regularly! |
Olga Spence: Celebrating a Creative Life Friday 28th May – Sunday 27th June
Olga Spence (b.1914) has been actively producing artwork since the 1950s. As a young woman she attended the Elam School of Art where she majored in painting, followed by a number of years working as an artisan hat maker. Following the maturity of her children she took up painting once again, as well as having a period of great success creating ceramics which were sold around the country. She continues to paint on a daily basis at her Henderson studio, and derives great pleasure from her artwork. This exhibition brings together a selection of her bold, graphic works and celebrates the creative life of one of west Auckland longest residing citizens. |
Historical PerspectivesFriday 28th May – Sunday 27th June
The history of West Auckland is celebrated by members of the Waitakere Central Community Arts Council with an exhibition of paintings, photography and sculpture. Over 20 different local historic sites and tales will be depicted and the story of their significant told, ranging from the wrecking of the Orpheus on the sand bar at the Manukau heads through to the historic St Michaels Church in Henderson. |
Nga Whetu o MatarikiFriday 2nd July - Sunday 1st August 2004
The students and tutors involved with the Maori Material Culture course being run by Wiremu Wilson Diamond and Alicia Courtney at Henderson High School exhibit a selection of kete and other fibre based artworks. Exhibitors include: Silifaiga Anderson, Jason Bragnall, Hilton Brown-Lander, Mereana Croft, Renea Harrison, Cameron Hartnell, Andre Matamata, Tamara Milo, Lily Nielu, Ruhia Nielu, Ngarangi Paki, Layton Poutai, William Redgrove, David Ruston, Danny Simon, Michael Simon, Tame Simons, Hapere Tana, Charlotte Te Namu, Tara Te Paa, Noel Te Tai, Natalie Tepania, William Tepania, Eli Tilyard, Luke Tuatara and Manya Watene. |
Sea Secrets: Woven Kelp by Jasmine ClarkFriday 2nd July -Sunday 1st August 2004
Jasmine Clark is a talented weaver and sculptural artist who is becoming well known for her innovative use of natural materials, in particular the use of woven bull kelp to create sculptural forms. Her work in this area has gone from strength to strength, and she is now widely known for her skill and innovative approach to this discipline. |
Vibrant FibreFriday 6 August - Sunday 5 September
This selected exhibition showcases work by members of Auckland Handweavers and Spinners Guild, who this year celebrate 50 years of nurturing 'the domestic arts' through the craft revival of the 60's and 70's and into contemporary textile art practice. Spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, felt-making and dyeing are the foundation techniques, using the spectrum of natural and man-made fibres. The exhibition will include examples of scarves and stoles, tapestry and table mats, fabric and floor rugs. |
Zena AbbottFriday 6 August - Sunday 5 September 2004
Zena Abbott (1922 – 1995) is considered one of New Zealand’s pioneering fibre artists and helped drive the popularity of fibre art from early 1960s through to the 1980s. She pioneered a number of innovative techniques and was highly skilled in both creating utilitarian woven works, as well as more conceptual sculptural pieces. This exhibition brings together a selection of these works from both private and public collections. |
Consider the LilyFri 10th Sept – Sunday 17th Oct 2004
Photographers Ann Poulsen and Jenny Tomlin have worked together to consider the lily, creating a visual dialogue through each other's images and the use of text. Jenny explores the flower's wasteland habitat and unkempt beauty, while Ann investigates how the flower has been socialized and made a part of our lives. |
N.Z.R.Ceramic and Prints by Martin PoppelwellFriday 10th September – Sunday 17th October 2004
Hawke’s Bay artist Martin Poppelwell is well known for his often lyrical and witty text based paintings and ceramic work. For this exhibition he treats us once again to his humor, and plays on a number of themes connected to the West Auckland area. |
Blind Nation - Print Work by Shin Young ParkFriday 10th September – Sunday 17th October 2004
Shin-Young Park presents a selection of print works based on common games including monopoly and word puzzles that examine some of the issues currently facing Asian immigrants in New Zealand. Shin-Young, a recent graduate from Elam School of Art, asks us to look at and question the stereotypes often portrayed and reinforced by the media, in an effort to begin to move towards co-existing in a truly multicultural society. |
Bindu - Paintings by Shruti Yatri
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| Shruti Yatri, Acrylic on Canvas |
Friday 22nd October - Sunday 28th November
Painter Shruti Yatri is fascinated by the divine geometry of ancient symbols such as the mandala and Yantra. While Yatri’s paintings are subtle explorations of texture, pattern, colour, and tone, this deceptive simplicity has many references to a deep understanding and interest in these ancient bodies of knowledge. In this exhibition Yatri presents seven large new works on board, and a series of smaller pieces. |
Beautiful Baskets
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| Beautiful baskets, various artists |
Friday 22nd October – Sunday 28th November
The talented Pacifica weavers group based at the Arts Centre showcase their considerable skills with an exhibition of hand woven bags made from a variety of manmade and natural materials. |
The Coming of the Light: Malie, Malie, Malie - An Installation by Niki Hastings McFall
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| Installation by Niki Hastings McFall - "Malie, Malie, Malie" |
Friday 22nd October – Sunday 28th November
Malie in Samoan means to thank, it also means shark, referencing an ancient legend of a shark that guided the goddess Sina safely to Samoa, and in recognition she named it Malie. In western culture the fish is a generic symbol for Christ and Christianity. Drawing on these and other references Niki Hastings McFall has created an intriguing installation that juxtaposes the various cultural readings, and challenges the viewer to examine their perception of what a shark symbolizes. |
Precious Past - The Found Object Art of Peter Sauerbier
Friday 3rd December 2004 -Sunday 30th January 2005
Peter Sauerbier is not only an astute collector, but also a highly proficient craftsman, with a finely tuned eye for design. Over the past 40 years he has combed markets, building sites and other second hand haunts selecting special objects of beauty, from gas light fittings to wooden bowls and antique jewellery. Back in his workshop these objects are carefully reconfigured and constructed, re-emerging as fabulous birds, creatures, figures and other fantastical creations. In celebration of the work of this master craftsman this special exhibition will contain over 100 pieces which have been made over the past 40 years. |
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