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Maree
Wilks Return to Monte Cassino 18th March-16th April 2006 Opening & Artist Talk Saturday 18th March 1.30pm In 2004 Maree Wilks toured with a nationwide group of veterans and helpers to the commemorations of the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy as official photographer. Throughout New Zealand the public donated money allowing 77 veterans to travel to Cassino. “An Impromptu March (Cassino): It was an emotional high point as the elderly veterans marched in perfect step to the beat of the Pipers from Scots Guards on May 17th 2004 through Cassino. Hundreds from the local population gathered spontaneously en route to applaud and acknowledge their gratitude to the kiwis.” Maree Wilks |
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Llew
Summers Recent Works in Marble, Glass, Wood and Bronze 8th April -30th April 2006 Artist Talk Saturday 22nd April 1.30pm The work of Llew Summers is brought to the public of Ashburton by popular demand. Llew Summers is a Christchurch base sculptor whose works often reflect a celebration of the human form. “What’s important to me is to get a balance between the physical and the spiritual in life...Sculpture provides a nice balance because works can be made which are deep and meaningful, but they require your physical body to produce them. Rather than just being clever or smart the work must have soul.” Llew Summers |
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School Show 22nd April-14th May 2006 An exhibition of works by art students and graduates from Dunedin and Christchurch. “Fictions from the Plastic World is a reaction to the loss of authentic individual narrative. The work explores the way our private emotional space has been colonised by the narratives of advertising, marketing and commercially driven entertainment. These paintings are manifestations of the pseudo-expression that we are allowed in a late-capitalist society. Using the language of expressionism, the paintings create an expectation that a ‘psychological reality’ or ‘sublime truth’ will be transferred from the artist to the medium.” Amber Moffat |
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Signify:
A Fashion/Art Collaboration 20th May-18th June 2006 Auction night Saturday 17th June 2006 Signify is an exhibition which celebrates collaborative relationships between the fashion and fine art sectors in New Zealand. New Zealand designers have contributed to the exhibition by donating a white or pale coloured garment which have been painted by New Zealand artists. T-shirts have kindly been donated by Todd’s Ashburton which have also been painted by New Zealand artists. Some participants include: Sabatini, Peter Cleverley, Nadine Freundlich, Anna Ross, David Elliot, Caroline Church, William Tahuri, Lonely Hearts Club, Bing Dawe, Nice & Clean, Urbanshell, Pink & Blue, Gala Kirke and more...All garments will be available for sale on auction night. Tickets for the auction night are available from the gallery’s reception. |
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