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26 October - 12 November 2006 |
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Ripples’ new oil paintings by Nick Mitchell and Graduating Massey photographers final year show |
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In these shows ROAR! gallery explores our domestic environments in some of its’ many guises. |
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Nick Mitchell paintings are observations on light and colour. Through looking at the world around him, domestic scenes, landscapes and people, he invests them with his distinctive soft light and subtle emotional quality. He describes his practice as finally having reached a kind of synthesis between drawing and painting which expresses the emotional quality he works to capture.
“I have learnt through painting how something looks or feel to me. You can go to art school and they can teach things but to find your own style or instinct is something no school can give you. It’s something you have to find out for yourself. I developed my style through observation and instinct.”
Sarah Burton has made triptych photographs of peoples’ ‘Humble Abodes’. She has managed to gain invitations to many recognisable homes around Wellington, and photographed them inside and out. The result is a refreshingly intimate look at what makes people’s houses their homes, as well as satisfying the eternal human desire to find out what is going on behind those temptingly closed doors. “I chose to show both these areas to show the difference between what is exposed to anybody who happens to pass by, and what the occupants do in the privacy of their dwelling.”
Anthony Ander has drawn on his love of his home town; New Plymouth and has documented the magic of lit up places at night. After moving to New Plymouth at the age of nine, Anthony has continued to watch the Taranaki region transform from a quiet coastal hideaway into a top scoring lonely planet getaway. New Plymouth inspires ‘uniqueness’ and what’s more inspiring than its coastal walkway! No where else can you walk such a magnificent stretch of coastline over 8km long with such ease and pleasure. With captivating views at every bend in the path the walkway is enjoyed by both young and old. . The exhibition investigates the night environment of new Plymouths coastal walkway, and how the lighting affects this modified landscape, creating a serene and melancholy environment.
Meanwhile, Jaxon Laidlaw investigates what he describes as ‘modern addictions’ such as the cell-phone, Internet, I-pod and x-box. “New technology is at the cultural heart of the current generation of young New Zealanders - it has revolutionised the way they communicate and react with each other- it allows for constant connectivity.” |
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