July 2021
The Winners Show featuring Kym Burke, Susannah Law and Gavin Chai
Gallery 1
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Featuring the three first equal winners of the 2020 Hibiscus and Bays Annual Art Awards.
Kym Burke: Originally from Whanganui-a-Tara, Kym has been a practicing artist based in Whangaparāoa for over 10 years. She has used, a variety of medium to explore alternative perspectives on space, place and connections. Recently Kym has returned to painting – navigating the challenges and pleasures in the spontaneity of mark making; coupled with the careful planning and layering that working with acrylics requires.
This current series is her reflection on uncertain times. ‘Required to stay close to home - locked down and local by design. And yet, something else transpired – renewed sense of community - a presence in place. Feet on the Earth. Locked into a reliance on local – restricted, but also connected…and disconnected. Something archaic emerges too, from long ago – relics – demonstrating the fragility and longevity of our resilience, resistance and tenacity. As I work I ask “who lives here – how have these lives been impacted by the changing times, for better, for worse”. ‘
Susannah Law: Susannah is an artist and teacher from the Hibiscus Coast in Auckland who specialises in figurative/ flora and fauna work. She has a Dip. Fine Arts and Dip. Teaching and usually paints portraits and historical fictional scenes of New Zealand. Her recent works are a study of extinct species such as the Huia and her interest in conservation themes continues to evolve. She uses various techniques to create marbled effects within detailed representational imagery, allowing paint to run and mix in screened areas. Also, she often produces native birds on shaped wood with completely marbled feather work.
Susannah has been involved in many successful exhibitions selling works nationally and internationally for decades. She has won numerous art awards since she was a child, recently being selected for the National Portrait Awards in Wellington with her work touring New Zealand.
Last year she has won 3 awards; the ‘Figurative’ award in Estuary Arts members show, the ‘People’s choice’ award at Mairangi Arts members show and also saw her win 1st equal in the ‘HBC Bayes Art awards’. Her most recent notable exhibitions are at private dealers such as Millwater Gallery and Emma Jean Gallery in Silverdale.
Gavin Chai: As a realist artist, I am interested in revitalizing the historical drawing and painting techniques to represent contemporary experiences, drawing allusions to biblical themes with subtle allegories, and to certain historical works of art that had influenced my practice. The subject matter that I work with is unfixed, and tends to shift accordingly to my experiences. Often captivated by what I saw in my immediate surroundings, my subjects can vary from interiors of a house, a hotel room, a table of things to an exterior setting with someone in a neighbourhood. I choose to paint settings that are close to home, just as Vermeer of Delft and Hammershoi of Strandgade 30 in Copenhagen. Yet, my settings are not just about the familiar, but also the imaginative and the unseen too.
My “Strange Paradise: In Ecstasy, Fantasy and Reality” is a series initiated by the first nationwide lockdown last year. When nearly everyone isolated themselves at home, I felt curious and went out for a stroll quite regularly around my neighbourhood. While the underlying mood of the series is directly taken by the sense of isolation during the lockdown, the depicted events are fictional and invented. I referenced the paintings of Edward Hopper for the creation of this series, as well as the Northern Renaissance paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Brueghel. The meaning of each works is supported by the object elements and people that were carefully composed into each setting, and is meant to strike consonance and imagination in terms of its reading and interpretation.
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Featuring the three first equal winners of the 2020 Hibiscus and Bays Annual Art Awards.
Kym Burke: Originally from Whanganui-a-Tara, Kym has been a practicing artist based in Whangaparāoa for over 10 years. She has used, a variety of medium to explore alternative perspectives on space, place and connections. Recently Kym has returned to painting – navigating the challenges and pleasures in the spontaneity of mark making; coupled with the careful planning and layering that working with acrylics requires.
This current series is her reflection on uncertain times. ‘Required to stay close to home - locked down and local by design. And yet, something else transpired – renewed sense of community - a presence in place. Feet on the Earth. Locked into a reliance on local – restricted, but also connected…and disconnected. Something archaic emerges too, from long ago – relics – demonstrating the fragility and longevity of our resilience, resistance and tenacity. As I work I ask “who lives here – how have these lives been impacted by the changing times, for better, for worse”. ‘
Susannah Law: Susannah is an artist and teacher from the Hibiscus Coast in Auckland who specialises in figurative/ flora and fauna work. She has a Dip. Fine Arts and Dip. Teaching and usually paints portraits and historical fictional scenes of New Zealand. Her recent works are a study of extinct species such as the Huia and her interest in conservation themes continues to evolve. She uses various techniques to create marbled effects within detailed representational imagery, allowing paint to run and mix in screened areas. Also, she often produces native birds on shaped wood with completely marbled feather work.
Susannah has been involved in many successful exhibitions selling works nationally and internationally for decades. She has won numerous art awards since she was a child, recently being selected for the National Portrait Awards in Wellington with her work touring New Zealand.
Last year she has won 3 awards; the ‘Figurative’ award in Estuary Arts members show, the ‘People’s choice’ award at Mairangi Arts members show and also saw her win 1st equal in the ‘HBC Bayes Art awards’. Her most recent notable exhibitions are at private dealers such as Millwater Gallery and Emma Jean Gallery in Silverdale.
Gavin Chai: As a realist artist, I am interested in revitalizing the historical drawing and painting techniques to represent contemporary experiences, drawing allusions to biblical themes with subtle allegories, and to certain historical works of art that had influenced my practice. The subject matter that I work with is unfixed, and tends to shift accordingly to my experiences. Often captivated by what I saw in my immediate surroundings, my subjects can vary from interiors of a house, a hotel room, a table of things to an exterior setting with someone in a neighbourhood. I choose to paint settings that are close to home, just as Vermeer of Delft and Hammershoi of Strandgade 30 in Copenhagen. Yet, my settings are not just about the familiar, but also the imaginative and the unseen too.
My “Strange Paradise: In Ecstasy, Fantasy and Reality” is a series initiated by the first nationwide lockdown last year. When nearly everyone isolated themselves at home, I felt curious and went out for a stroll quite regularly around my neighbourhood. While the underlying mood of the series is directly taken by the sense of isolation during the lockdown, the depicted events are fictional and invented. I referenced the paintings of Edward Hopper for the creation of this series, as well as the Northern Renaissance paintings by Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Brueghel. The meaning of each works is supported by the object elements and people that were carefully composed into each setting, and is meant to strike consonance and imagination in terms of its reading and interpretation.
Oceania: Distance and Diversity
Gallery 2 and 3
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Oceania: Distance and Diversity is a juried exhibition of 29 art quilts made by members of the Studio Art quilt Associates (SAQA) Oceania region.
This exhibition explores the many interpretations of either distance, or diversity, or both. This theme is easily engaged with by the public and the artwork is diverse, challenging the boundaries of quilting and encouraging conversation and dialogue about the use of quilting as an art form.
The organisation
SAQA is a leading non-profit advocacy group for art quilts that was established in the USA in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists. It now has over 3,400 members with 140 members in the Oceania Region. This region is made up of Australia, New Zealand and expatriate members. Further information about SAQA can be found at www.saqa.com
The artists
Within the 29 works selected by the jurors are several high-profile quilt artists from Australia and New Zealand, who have works in international collections and who have won prestigious prizes in global art quilt events. There are also SAQA members from our region who have used the theme as an introduction into this wider art quilt world.
Jurors’ comments
Two independent and well-respected international jurors, Norma Slabbert (NZ) and Marth Wolfe (USA), both commented on the strong sense of place shown in the selected works.
“Some quilts show strong demographic diversity which is tied to our identities of origin. Other quilts reflect diversity of thinking, life, and cultural experience. The collection is unmistakably from the Australasian region of Oceania. Some of the quilts show the struggle, navigation, and bridge building – to settle and find a place in Oceania. Others show a deep love and respect for the land.” Norma Slabbert
“I appreciated the thoughtful stories and thought-provoking ideas that accompanied each piece, expanding my knowledge and understanding of what Oceania means to its artist residents.” Martha Wolfe
This is SAQA Oceania’s second juried touring exhibition. Artist members were challenged to address the exhibition theme of Distance and/or Diversity within a size restriction of 60cm(w) x 40cm(h). Art quilts were selected by the jurors to form a cohesive exhibition based on the artists’ interpretation of the theme.
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Oceania: Distance and Diversity is a juried exhibition of 29 art quilts made by members of the Studio Art quilt Associates (SAQA) Oceania region.
This exhibition explores the many interpretations of either distance, or diversity, or both. This theme is easily engaged with by the public and the artwork is diverse, challenging the boundaries of quilting and encouraging conversation and dialogue about the use of quilting as an art form.
The organisation
SAQA is a leading non-profit advocacy group for art quilts that was established in the USA in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists. It now has over 3,400 members with 140 members in the Oceania Region. This region is made up of Australia, New Zealand and expatriate members. Further information about SAQA can be found at www.saqa.com
The artists
Within the 29 works selected by the jurors are several high-profile quilt artists from Australia and New Zealand, who have works in international collections and who have won prestigious prizes in global art quilt events. There are also SAQA members from our region who have used the theme as an introduction into this wider art quilt world.
Jurors’ comments
Two independent and well-respected international jurors, Norma Slabbert (NZ) and Marth Wolfe (USA), both commented on the strong sense of place shown in the selected works.
“Some quilts show strong demographic diversity which is tied to our identities of origin. Other quilts reflect diversity of thinking, life, and cultural experience. The collection is unmistakably from the Australasian region of Oceania. Some of the quilts show the struggle, navigation, and bridge building – to settle and find a place in Oceania. Others show a deep love and respect for the land.” Norma Slabbert
“I appreciated the thoughtful stories and thought-provoking ideas that accompanied each piece, expanding my knowledge and understanding of what Oceania means to its artist residents.” Martha Wolfe
This is SAQA Oceania’s second juried touring exhibition. Artist members were challenged to address the exhibition theme of Distance and/or Diversity within a size restriction of 60cm(w) x 40cm(h). Art quilts were selected by the jurors to form a cohesive exhibition based on the artists’ interpretation of the theme.
"Matariki" eyes upon our universe
Gallery 4 (Education Wing Foyer)
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Celebrate Maori New year in 2021 - Matariki.
This group exhibition is open to all artists working in any medium. Theme: "Matariki" eyes upon our universe.
Send your expression of interest to manager@estuaryarts.org
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
Celebrate Maori New year in 2021 - Matariki.
This group exhibition is open to all artists working in any medium. Theme: "Matariki" eyes upon our universe.
Send your expression of interest to manager@estuaryarts.org
"MATARIKI CONNECTIONS" by Denice Symons
Gallery 5
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
DENICE SYMONS
Ngati Raukawa. BFA Elam.
Two dominant features of my work throughout my art career are those based on geometric forms and the natural elements of earth sea and sky.
The textures I use represent surfaces which have evolved through time ,my colour palette addressing the nature of the subject. Collage and text enhance the layered aspects of time passing.
My interest in Hei Tiki has arisen from my journey to locate my exact Whakapapa.
The Red Tiki series is generated by the intentional destruction of a family taunga, a bone Hei Tki said to have been carved from the shin bone of a Frenchman's leg. Given that I am a descendant of Te Rauparaha this seems a very likely scenario.
The loss of this object has caused me much heartache and anger. This powerful emotion manifested itself in the form of the Red Hei Tiki series which also expresses the passion held in the possession of such a treasure and represents the many disputes regarding the acceptance of Maori throughout our shared cultures.
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
DENICE SYMONS
Ngati Raukawa. BFA Elam.
Two dominant features of my work throughout my art career are those based on geometric forms and the natural elements of earth sea and sky.
The textures I use represent surfaces which have evolved through time ,my colour palette addressing the nature of the subject. Collage and text enhance the layered aspects of time passing.
My interest in Hei Tiki has arisen from my journey to locate my exact Whakapapa.
The Red Tiki series is generated by the intentional destruction of a family taunga, a bone Hei Tki said to have been carved from the shin bone of a Frenchman's leg. Given that I am a descendant of Te Rauparaha this seems a very likely scenario.
The loss of this object has caused me much heartache and anger. This powerful emotion manifested itself in the form of the Red Hei Tiki series which also expresses the passion held in the possession of such a treasure and represents the many disputes regarding the acceptance of Maori throughout our shared cultures.
"Birds in the Cafe" by Valerie Cuthbert
Cafe
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
An Exhibition of mostly new prints by Valerie Cuthbert
07 to 25 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 10 July 3pm to 5pm
An Exhibition of mostly new prints by Valerie Cuthbert
Pastel Pieces, Auckland PANZ members
Gallery 1
08 June to 04 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 12 June 3pm to 5pm
A group exhibition featuring PANZ members artwork.,
PANZ promotes pastel as a fine art medium to the public, artists, galleries and exhibition organisers to raise the profile of pastellists within New Zealand and overseas.
PANZ aims to promote pastel art as a serious art form in its own right, and to promote New Zealand pastel artists. It is achieving these aims through publicity, workshops, setting up a regional structure, exhibitions and a two-monthly full colour newsletter – NZ Pastel Artist.
http://www.pastelartists.co.nz/
08 June to 04 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 12 June 3pm to 5pm
A group exhibition featuring PANZ members artwork.,
PANZ promotes pastel as a fine art medium to the public, artists, galleries and exhibition organisers to raise the profile of pastellists within New Zealand and overseas.
PANZ aims to promote pastel art as a serious art form in its own right, and to promote New Zealand pastel artists. It is achieving these aims through publicity, workshops, setting up a regional structure, exhibitions and a two-monthly full colour newsletter – NZ Pastel Artist.
http://www.pastelartists.co.nz/
CAP Contemporary African Photography Prize
Gallery 3
Digital Photography
08 to 22 June 2021
CAP Contemporary African Photography Prize
EAC will be hosting two of the Auckland Festival of Photography Digital exhibitions during the month of June.
The Auckland Festival of Photography Trust are delighted to be partnering with the CAP Association to show the 2020 shortlisted projects of the CAP (Contemporary African Photography) Prize. The CAP Association is a not for profit association based in Basel, Switzerland which executes the CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography awarded annually to five photographic portfolios that engage with the African continent or its diaspora. Image above by 2020 winner Gambo Ramina.
It consists of a series of exhibitions produced in collaboration with major photography festivals in Africa and the rest of the world. The CAP Prize aims to raise the profile of African photography within the arts and to encourage a rethinking of the image of Africa.
The shortlist and the five winners were selected by a panel of judges comprising 18 international curators, editors, publishers and artists.
Digital Photography
08 to 22 June 2021
CAP Contemporary African Photography Prize
EAC will be hosting two of the Auckland Festival of Photography Digital exhibitions during the month of June.
The Auckland Festival of Photography Trust are delighted to be partnering with the CAP Association to show the 2020 shortlisted projects of the CAP (Contemporary African Photography) Prize. The CAP Association is a not for profit association based in Basel, Switzerland which executes the CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography awarded annually to five photographic portfolios that engage with the African continent or its diaspora. Image above by 2020 winner Gambo Ramina.
It consists of a series of exhibitions produced in collaboration with major photography festivals in Africa and the rest of the world. The CAP Prize aims to raise the profile of African photography within the arts and to encourage a rethinking of the image of Africa.
The shortlist and the five winners were selected by a panel of judges comprising 18 international curators, editors, publishers and artists.
Isolation
Gallery 3
Digital Photography
23 June to 04 July 2021
"This theme, Isolation, connotes a certain pathos or tragedy when read. We are naturally social animals so to be living in a state of isolation, suggests that there is something different or wrong, some kind of aberration in the lone individual. To be isolated is to be the exception to the rule, though the artist is often also the exception to the rule when it comes to our collective judgement of those living in isolation. For the lonely artist living and working either in geographic isolation or quietly alone as the city buzzes around them, we reserve a certain mythical and mystical belief. We rely on the isolated artist, living on the fringes, to work outside of the huddled masses, reflecting our world back to us and navigating our quest for meaning". Elaine Smith, Curator
Digital Photography
23 June to 04 July 2021
"This theme, Isolation, connotes a certain pathos or tragedy when read. We are naturally social animals so to be living in a state of isolation, suggests that there is something different or wrong, some kind of aberration in the lone individual. To be isolated is to be the exception to the rule, though the artist is often also the exception to the rule when it comes to our collective judgement of those living in isolation. For the lonely artist living and working either in geographic isolation or quietly alone as the city buzzes around them, we reserve a certain mythical and mystical belief. We rely on the isolated artist, living on the fringes, to work outside of the huddled masses, reflecting our world back to us and navigating our quest for meaning". Elaine Smith, Curator
"As Above so Below" by Robyn Kay Studio
Gallery 2
08 June to 04 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 12 June 3pm to 5pm
Robyn Kay won the "local Artist Award' at the 2020 Hibiscus and Bays Art Awards. She won an exhibition slot in this years calendar to showcase her new work.
Looking at our universe and seeing what is reflected within. People see galaxies under microscopes and we can see a juxtaposed beauty beyond a telescope. What we see wherever we look is depicted by our subconscious. Thus each person sees an unique image. This show is about unleashing our subconscious and discovering something beautiful.
Robyn Kay is a self taught acrylic artist. She specialises in acrylic pour artwork. Robyn Kay is located in Orewa. The nature in this area provides endless inspiration to her work.
08 June to 04 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 12 June 3pm to 5pm
Robyn Kay won the "local Artist Award' at the 2020 Hibiscus and Bays Art Awards. She won an exhibition slot in this years calendar to showcase her new work.
Looking at our universe and seeing what is reflected within. People see galaxies under microscopes and we can see a juxtaposed beauty beyond a telescope. What we see wherever we look is depicted by our subconscious. Thus each person sees an unique image. This show is about unleashing our subconscious and discovering something beautiful.
Robyn Kay is a self taught acrylic artist. She specialises in acrylic pour artwork. Robyn Kay is located in Orewa. The nature in this area provides endless inspiration to her work.
"Nebulous Azure" " by Rosina Yuan
Gallery 5 (upstairs)
08 June to 04 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 12 June 3pm to 5pm
Nebulous Azure is a collection of paintings that reflects the theme of serenity and the Taoist concept of Emptiness. Paintings can be an agency towards a virtual space; through exploring the ambiguity of forms, colours, and light, the artist intends to manifest the depth of sky and air and the notion of absence in-between.
Rosina is a mixed media artist who works across drawing, painting, digital mediums, and installation to explore modes of spatial relationship and embodiment. She is a Ph.D. candidate at RMIT University with research focuses on virtual ontology, digital medium, and landscapes.
08 June to 04 July 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 12 June 3pm to 5pm
Nebulous Azure is a collection of paintings that reflects the theme of serenity and the Taoist concept of Emptiness. Paintings can be an agency towards a virtual space; through exploring the ambiguity of forms, colours, and light, the artist intends to manifest the depth of sky and air and the notion of absence in-between.
Rosina is a mixed media artist who works across drawing, painting, digital mediums, and installation to explore modes of spatial relationship and embodiment. She is a Ph.D. candidate at RMIT University with research focuses on virtual ontology, digital medium, and landscapes.
"Nature Photography" by Jeremy Grove
Cafe walls
Photography
08 June to 04 July 2021
'Nature photography has provided the perfect balance to the stresses of working as a professional civil engineer, ultimately encouraging me to shift my focus to my creativity. Through my photography I have gained a true appreciation for the natural world and how fortunate we are that even in New Zealand’s largest city we are absolutely surrounded by nature.
It is this appreciation for nature that I hope to inspire and share with others through my photography.’
Photography
08 June to 04 July 2021
'Nature photography has provided the perfect balance to the stresses of working as a professional civil engineer, ultimately encouraging me to shift my focus to my creativity. Through my photography I have gained a true appreciation for the natural world and how fortunate we are that even in New Zealand’s largest city we are absolutely surrounded by nature.
It is this appreciation for nature that I hope to inspire and share with others through my photography.’
"Journey to the end of the World" by Jo Bain
Gallery 4 (Education Wing Foyer)
09 June to 04 July 2021
A journey to new horizons, exploring new landscapes, distant shores cloaked in mystery.
A journey within to reflect and sit and feel alone and small.
Exploring sorrow, loss and ancient undiscovered lands , dark brooding and forgotten.
These Paintings have been created after travels to the Chatham’s Islands and endless searching for answers.
09 June to 04 July 2021
A journey to new horizons, exploring new landscapes, distant shores cloaked in mystery.
A journey within to reflect and sit and feel alone and small.
Exploring sorrow, loss and ancient undiscovered lands , dark brooding and forgotten.
These Paintings have been created after travels to the Chatham’s Islands and endless searching for answers.
May 2021
“NINGYŌ: Art and Beauty of Japanese dolls" travelling exhibition
Downstairs Galleries
10 to 30 May 2021
Estuary Arts Centre is thrilled to announce that we have been chosen to host the travelling Japanese Exhibition for the City of Auckland Tamaki Makaurau. If you love Japanese art and culture then this exhibition is a must-see.
You will get to view up close the intricate and detailed art of Japanese doll-making from ancient Samurai pieces to modern Anime. The show will run from 10 to 30 May 2021 and will be open to the public 7 days a week from 9am to 4pm daily. This exhibition is worthy of being displayed in the Auckland Museum or Art Gallery so we as Hibiscus Coast Residents are very privileged to have been selected as the host gallery.
The exhibition has four sections:
Section One: Ningyō to pray for children’s growth.
The history of the Japanese doll can be traced back to the ancient rituals to ward off bad luck and to pray for a healthy and happy life, and these rituals were led to Sekku, a festival to pray for the health of one's baby. In this section, we introduce Katashiro, Amagatsu and Hōko, which are considered to be the prototype of the Japanese doll, as well as Dairi-bina and Momotarō, which are the dolls displayed at the festival.
Section Two: Ningyō as fine art.
The court and other upper classes favoured the Japanese dolls, which was refined in terms of craftsmanship. Many sophisticated pieces were produced that were primarily intended to be admired, and they were decorated with auspicious designs. In this section, Gosho Ningyō, Saga Ningyō, Nara Ningyō, Ishō Ningyō are introduced.
Section Three: Ningyō as folk art.
Japanese doll culture in local regions blossomed all over Japan. These folk dolls are made of familiar materials like paper and clay, and depict motifs of fables and natural features of common people. This section introduces local folk dolls from all over Japan, such as simple and cute Obata Ningyō, Imado Ningyō, and Miyoshi Ningyō.
Section Four: Spread of Ningyō culture.
There are a variety of dolls in Japan in terms of materials, techniques and expressions, including dolls as toys and dolls used in traditional performing arts. In this section Japanese doll culture which continues today is on show featuring contemporary dolls, dress-up toy dolls, and collector figures of anime characters and more. Ichimatsu Ningyō, Jōruri Ningyō, Hagoita, Licca are introduced in this section.
This exhibition will then continue to travel the world, and Estuary Arts is thrilled to be hosting the exhibition for the City of Auckland.
* Ningyō is a Japanese word which equals to “doll”, and literally means “human shape.”
10 to 30 May 2021
Estuary Arts Centre is thrilled to announce that we have been chosen to host the travelling Japanese Exhibition for the City of Auckland Tamaki Makaurau. If you love Japanese art and culture then this exhibition is a must-see.
You will get to view up close the intricate and detailed art of Japanese doll-making from ancient Samurai pieces to modern Anime. The show will run from 10 to 30 May 2021 and will be open to the public 7 days a week from 9am to 4pm daily. This exhibition is worthy of being displayed in the Auckland Museum or Art Gallery so we as Hibiscus Coast Residents are very privileged to have been selected as the host gallery.
The exhibition has four sections:
Section One: Ningyō to pray for children’s growth.
The history of the Japanese doll can be traced back to the ancient rituals to ward off bad luck and to pray for a healthy and happy life, and these rituals were led to Sekku, a festival to pray for the health of one's baby. In this section, we introduce Katashiro, Amagatsu and Hōko, which are considered to be the prototype of the Japanese doll, as well as Dairi-bina and Momotarō, which are the dolls displayed at the festival.
Section Two: Ningyō as fine art.
The court and other upper classes favoured the Japanese dolls, which was refined in terms of craftsmanship. Many sophisticated pieces were produced that were primarily intended to be admired, and they were decorated with auspicious designs. In this section, Gosho Ningyō, Saga Ningyō, Nara Ningyō, Ishō Ningyō are introduced.
Section Three: Ningyō as folk art.
Japanese doll culture in local regions blossomed all over Japan. These folk dolls are made of familiar materials like paper and clay, and depict motifs of fables and natural features of common people. This section introduces local folk dolls from all over Japan, such as simple and cute Obata Ningyō, Imado Ningyō, and Miyoshi Ningyō.
Section Four: Spread of Ningyō culture.
There are a variety of dolls in Japan in terms of materials, techniques and expressions, including dolls as toys and dolls used in traditional performing arts. In this section Japanese doll culture which continues today is on show featuring contemporary dolls, dress-up toy dolls, and collector figures of anime characters and more. Ichimatsu Ningyō, Jōruri Ningyō, Hagoita, Licca are introduced in this section.
This exhibition will then continue to travel the world, and Estuary Arts is thrilled to be hosting the exhibition for the City of Auckland.
* Ningyō is a Japanese word which equals to “doll”, and literally means “human shape.”
"FROM PIXELS TO PAPER" by Deborah Martin
Cafe Walls
10 to 30 May 2021
Deborah Martin is a photographer and printmaker based in Matakana Auckland.
"From Pixels to Paper" is a selection of Deborah’s monochrome and native NZ bird photos, plus printmaking work.
Deborah’s creative ideas begin in camera. Her camera is like her sketch book. She then endeavours to enhance a feeling, mood or discovery by manipulating the pixels in each photograph using post processing software, like a painter uses all the tools at their disposal.
The final step Deborah uses to bring a new image into the world, is to select an appropriate process to transfer all the yummy photo pixels onto paper. One of the following processes is selected…photographic print onto archival paper using archival inks, intaglio gravure print, platinum palladium print or cyanotype print. Each process renders a unique “feel” to the final work.
10 to 30 May 2021
Deborah Martin is a photographer and printmaker based in Matakana Auckland.
"From Pixels to Paper" is a selection of Deborah’s monochrome and native NZ bird photos, plus printmaking work.
Deborah’s creative ideas begin in camera. Her camera is like her sketch book. She then endeavours to enhance a feeling, mood or discovery by manipulating the pixels in each photograph using post processing software, like a painter uses all the tools at their disposal.
The final step Deborah uses to bring a new image into the world, is to select an appropriate process to transfer all the yummy photo pixels onto paper. One of the following processes is selected…photographic print onto archival paper using archival inks, intaglio gravure print, platinum palladium print or cyanotype print. Each process renders a unique “feel” to the final work.
GumBoot up "I am Hope" group exhibition
Gallery Four (Education wing foyer)
12 to 30 May 2021
Artists of all ages were invited to take part in this group exhibition to raise awareness for the amazing work that "The Key to Life Charitable Trust" does to generate vital funds for free counselling sessions for young New Zealanders.
In 2019/2020, the charity raised 2 million dollars and funded 15.5K counselling sessions for young people in New Zealand. This year the aim is to raise $5million. Artists have stepped up to the challenge by creating artwork and upcycling gumboots for this cause.
Gumboot artwork by Carolyn Howden, Michael Irwin and Helene Blomfield
12 to 30 May 2021
Artists of all ages were invited to take part in this group exhibition to raise awareness for the amazing work that "The Key to Life Charitable Trust" does to generate vital funds for free counselling sessions for young New Zealanders.
In 2019/2020, the charity raised 2 million dollars and funded 15.5K counselling sessions for young people in New Zealand. This year the aim is to raise $5million. Artists have stepped up to the challenge by creating artwork and upcycling gumboots for this cause.
Gumboot artwork by Carolyn Howden, Michael Irwin and Helene Blomfield
Orewa College Year 7 - printmaking exhibition
Gallery 5 (Upstairs)
Until 30 May 2021
View over 300 unique mono-prints created by Orewa College year 7 students during their Outdoor Education Week. Each student learnt two printmaking processes, first starting off with an onset print using leaves found around the Estuary, then using a selection of lino cuts to relief print.
Until 30 May 2021
View over 300 unique mono-prints created by Orewa College year 7 students during their Outdoor Education Week. Each student learnt two printmaking processes, first starting off with an onset print using leaves found around the Estuary, then using a selection of lino cuts to relief print.
April 2021
Estuary Arts Student showcase 2021
Gallery 1 and 2
20 April to 09 May 2021
Meet the tutors and students on closing day 09 May from 2pm
Come and celebrate the diverse range of student artwork, from drawing, painting, ceramics to sculpture. Celebrate our students success under the guidance of their dedicated tutors.
20 April to 09 May 2021
Meet the tutors and students on closing day 09 May from 2pm
Come and celebrate the diverse range of student artwork, from drawing, painting, ceramics to sculpture. Celebrate our students success under the guidance of their dedicated tutors.
"Tangintz" by Tania Parrott
Gallery 3
20 April to 09 May 2021
Tania Parrott is an artist with a yearning for visual creativity to feed her inner soul.
Vibrancy and colour have been at play for all of her creative life, ranging from Hairstylist to interior decorator. Her talents range from acrylic painting to unique pottery creations.
Tania has an interest in her surroundings both in nature and natural form, and is now experimenting with combinations of elements to upcycle and adapt to our forever changing world.
20 April to 09 May 2021
Tania Parrott is an artist with a yearning for visual creativity to feed her inner soul.
Vibrancy and colour have been at play for all of her creative life, ranging from Hairstylist to interior decorator. Her talents range from acrylic painting to unique pottery creations.
Tania has an interest in her surroundings both in nature and natural form, and is now experimenting with combinations of elements to upcycle and adapt to our forever changing world.
"My Parallel World" by Evey Zhong
Gallery 4 (Education Wing Foyer)
20 April to 09 May 2021
Meet the artist on closing day 09 May from 2pm
I'm an artist based in Red Beach. I've been experimenting with different paints, tools, and techniques. I have been painting every day since 1 June 2019. As of 17 March 2021, I have painted 591 works in total, including watercolour, oil, acrylic and charcoal paintings. My paintings are my record and perceptions of nature, everyday life, my dreams and my imagination. I incorporate my emotions and myself into my work. Each painting reflects a different aspect of me and is unique in the world.
20 April to 09 May 2021
Meet the artist on closing day 09 May from 2pm
I'm an artist based in Red Beach. I've been experimenting with different paints, tools, and techniques. I have been painting every day since 1 June 2019. As of 17 March 2021, I have painted 591 works in total, including watercolour, oil, acrylic and charcoal paintings. My paintings are my record and perceptions of nature, everyday life, my dreams and my imagination. I incorporate my emotions and myself into my work. Each painting reflects a different aspect of me and is unique in the world.
"Walk with me awhile" by Yvonne Gray
Cafe area
20 April to 09 May 2021
A series of small works on eco-printed paper, these scenes are reminiscent of walks on the beach and in the forest.
They speak of connections with family & nature, our journeys and sense of community.
Yvonne Gray is an Orewa-based painter & print-maker, whose contemporary works convey emotions through the use of colour, mark-making, light & patterns.
20 April to 09 May 2021
A series of small works on eco-printed paper, these scenes are reminiscent of walks on the beach and in the forest.
They speak of connections with family & nature, our journeys and sense of community.
Yvonne Gray is an Orewa-based painter & print-maker, whose contemporary works convey emotions through the use of colour, mark-making, light & patterns.
March / April 2021
"If you Can't travel to Bali - then Bali will come to us"
Gallery 1, 2 and 3
23 March to 18 April 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 March, 3pm to 5pm
We are fortunate in more ways than we can imagine. While so many of our family members and friends abroad are still living in Covid Lockdown’s we are enjoying a relatively carefree kiwi summer. Sure we can’t travel abroad but we can travel locally in our gorgeous country. We can also work with charities such as the Kindness Project to bring diversity to our gallery. In March we are pleased to host Kindness Furniture who will bring a bit of Bali magic to our galleries.
Kim talks to founder Gary Parkinson:
What is Kindness furniture? Kindness furniture was born out of travels to Bali and falling in love with the authentic handmade range of furniture and homewares! I was looking for a new direction where business could be a force for good! Enabling and empowering others with the motivation that what was offered was kind for the planet also! Hence the name!
Where is the furniture made? The Balinese people are gentle, humble, caring, very skilled in crafting natural materials and recycling what’s available! The more I travelled (mostly in the villages) the more I realised how the sale of these unique products could benefit the
village economy and generate a ripple effect.”
Tell us about your passion to reduce our carbon footprint to help the planet? As a consumerist society our obsession for things is straining the planets ability to survive! Using materials that are not planet friendly and take hundreds of years to break down once discarded! Through our offerings not only do we help people survive in time honoured traditions, we also become part of the solution for being kind to the planet! We have wonderful partners in Bali that ensure the sources are genuine and the supply chain has integrity!
How is the Kindness project helping and where do proceeds go to? More than ever Bali is really hurting right now with the huge drop off in tourism with normally bustling tourist spots reduced to ghost towns! Most struggle just to get food on the table so any orders made for products that we sell have a lot of impact! We support an orphanage started in 2009 by a passionate local teacher called Ketut whose father donated the land and with the help of family built the first simple building and took in 7 children! There are currently 29 children from 6 to 19 years! For funding they are reliant on local donations which have almost dried up because of Coronavirus! By purchasing these Balinese products you are helping these small villages and this orpahage in particular.
What is B1G1? The Kindness Project is linked to the Global Giving Initiative, B1G1. B1G1 helps businesses become a real force for good. It means we are able to embed giving right into our operations. With B1G1, more than 2,300 businesses from 43 countries have made 176+ million impacts. Together with our customers we are making a massive difference!
23 March to 18 April 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 March, 3pm to 5pm
We are fortunate in more ways than we can imagine. While so many of our family members and friends abroad are still living in Covid Lockdown’s we are enjoying a relatively carefree kiwi summer. Sure we can’t travel abroad but we can travel locally in our gorgeous country. We can also work with charities such as the Kindness Project to bring diversity to our gallery. In March we are pleased to host Kindness Furniture who will bring a bit of Bali magic to our galleries.
Kim talks to founder Gary Parkinson:
What is Kindness furniture? Kindness furniture was born out of travels to Bali and falling in love with the authentic handmade range of furniture and homewares! I was looking for a new direction where business could be a force for good! Enabling and empowering others with the motivation that what was offered was kind for the planet also! Hence the name!
Where is the furniture made? The Balinese people are gentle, humble, caring, very skilled in crafting natural materials and recycling what’s available! The more I travelled (mostly in the villages) the more I realised how the sale of these unique products could benefit the
village economy and generate a ripple effect.”
Tell us about your passion to reduce our carbon footprint to help the planet? As a consumerist society our obsession for things is straining the planets ability to survive! Using materials that are not planet friendly and take hundreds of years to break down once discarded! Through our offerings not only do we help people survive in time honoured traditions, we also become part of the solution for being kind to the planet! We have wonderful partners in Bali that ensure the sources are genuine and the supply chain has integrity!
How is the Kindness project helping and where do proceeds go to? More than ever Bali is really hurting right now with the huge drop off in tourism with normally bustling tourist spots reduced to ghost towns! Most struggle just to get food on the table so any orders made for products that we sell have a lot of impact! We support an orphanage started in 2009 by a passionate local teacher called Ketut whose father donated the land and with the help of family built the first simple building and took in 7 children! There are currently 29 children from 6 to 19 years! For funding they are reliant on local donations which have almost dried up because of Coronavirus! By purchasing these Balinese products you are helping these small villages and this orpahage in particular.
What is B1G1? The Kindness Project is linked to the Global Giving Initiative, B1G1. B1G1 helps businesses become a real force for good. It means we are able to embed giving right into our operations. With B1G1, more than 2,300 businesses from 43 countries have made 176+ million impacts. Together with our customers we are making a massive difference!
"Expressions of Colour" by Catherine Mitchell and Diane Taylor
Gallery 4
24 March to 18 April 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 March, 3pm to 4.30pm
Capturing the colours of life can lead to many different expressions and feelings. Colour can be bright, invigorating and uplifting, or it can be subdued, quiet and relaxed. Depending on how we feel, can relate to the colours we like to surround ourselves with.
Colour has traditional definitions, White for purity, black for darkness, red being fiery, green being clean and eco-friendly. Blue can be cool and fresh like the sea and yellow, warm like the sun.
We have created a mixture of feelings and expressions with this collection.
Catherine Mitchell
Having lived and painted on the Hibiscus Coast for over 30 years, I am never short of inspiration to get my creative juices going. I am a self-taught Artist using mainly acrylics but love to try anything that catches my attention. My early focus was mainly on detailed realism but I am now discovering the visual language of colour and shape in an abstract form and am drawn to the beauty’s I find in my own garden. I am happy to pass on my knowledge to students and have taught at a number of venues including Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa.
Diane Taylor
I am an acrylics artist based in Redvale and this year I am enjoying allowing my creative energies to magnify the small visual details I observe in nature so they coalesce on the canvas in a new and interesting way. Current works have focussed on the way light plays on water and have become increasingly interpretive and abstract.
In previous years I have concentrated on detailed realistic painting of wildlife, mainly NZ birds and plants, and have undertaken several commissions and sold work at Orewa’s Boulevard Art Festivals, Estuary Arts Centre and overseas. In 2019 was awarded Estuary Art Centre’s Student Merit Award for my detailed painting of a field hare entitled ‘Nibble.
This year I have 2 Exhibitions planned: ‘Expressions of Colour’ at Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa, in March and ‘Wild About Colour’ at Lake House Arts Centre, Takapuna, in April where I explore the power and vibrancy of colour and shape in nature.
24 March to 18 April 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 March, 3pm to 4.30pm
Capturing the colours of life can lead to many different expressions and feelings. Colour can be bright, invigorating and uplifting, or it can be subdued, quiet and relaxed. Depending on how we feel, can relate to the colours we like to surround ourselves with.
Colour has traditional definitions, White for purity, black for darkness, red being fiery, green being clean and eco-friendly. Blue can be cool and fresh like the sea and yellow, warm like the sun.
We have created a mixture of feelings and expressions with this collection.
Catherine Mitchell
Having lived and painted on the Hibiscus Coast for over 30 years, I am never short of inspiration to get my creative juices going. I am a self-taught Artist using mainly acrylics but love to try anything that catches my attention. My early focus was mainly on detailed realism but I am now discovering the visual language of colour and shape in an abstract form and am drawn to the beauty’s I find in my own garden. I am happy to pass on my knowledge to students and have taught at a number of venues including Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa.
Diane Taylor
I am an acrylics artist based in Redvale and this year I am enjoying allowing my creative energies to magnify the small visual details I observe in nature so they coalesce on the canvas in a new and interesting way. Current works have focussed on the way light plays on water and have become increasingly interpretive and abstract.
In previous years I have concentrated on detailed realistic painting of wildlife, mainly NZ birds and plants, and have undertaken several commissions and sold work at Orewa’s Boulevard Art Festivals, Estuary Arts Centre and overseas. In 2019 was awarded Estuary Art Centre’s Student Merit Award for my detailed painting of a field hare entitled ‘Nibble.
This year I have 2 Exhibitions planned: ‘Expressions of Colour’ at Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa, in March and ‘Wild About Colour’ at Lake House Arts Centre, Takapuna, in April where I explore the power and vibrancy of colour and shape in nature.
Feb / March 2021 Exhibitions
"Hibiscus Coast Artists" annual group exhibition
Gallery 1
24 February to 21 March 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 February, 3pm to 4.30pm
This group of like-minded art enthusiasts meet every Monday in the Stanmore Bay Hall to pursue and practice their individual artforms. This exhibition is a culmination of a year's worth of work in predominantly painting featuring a wide range of genres. The artists will be working live for the public to view on Saturday 27 February and Sunday 28 February from 10am to 4pm in studio 1.
Participating artists include: Keith Colbert, Pauline Colbert, Patsy Fisher, Barbara Cotton, Helen Flashman, Rosa Gaete, Maureen Gresty, Peter Hallows, Val Johnstone, Pat Kellington, Julie Land, Judith McArthur, Colleen Melhuish, Adrienne Matthews, Pauline Morlev, Janet Pickering, Sandra Moulding, Howard Rowland, Dorothy Smith, Shana Southcombe, Leonie Walker, Jenni Watt, Leith Watt, Barbara Webb, Audrey Westcott, Glennis Williams, Jetske Zyderveld.
24 February to 21 March 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 February, 3pm to 4.30pm
This group of like-minded art enthusiasts meet every Monday in the Stanmore Bay Hall to pursue and practice their individual artforms. This exhibition is a culmination of a year's worth of work in predominantly painting featuring a wide range of genres. The artists will be working live for the public to view on Saturday 27 February and Sunday 28 February from 10am to 4pm in studio 1.
Participating artists include: Keith Colbert, Pauline Colbert, Patsy Fisher, Barbara Cotton, Helen Flashman, Rosa Gaete, Maureen Gresty, Peter Hallows, Val Johnstone, Pat Kellington, Julie Land, Judith McArthur, Colleen Melhuish, Adrienne Matthews, Pauline Morlev, Janet Pickering, Sandra Moulding, Howard Rowland, Dorothy Smith, Shana Southcombe, Leonie Walker, Jenni Watt, Leith Watt, Barbara Webb, Audrey Westcott, Glennis Williams, Jetske Zyderveld.
"Aotearoa - The land of long white cloud" by Max Uak
Gallery 2
24 February to 21 March 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 February, 3pm to 4.30pm
I’m Hibiscus Coast based artists and graphic designer. I moved to New Zealand 4 years ago and am forever in love with this country I’m lucky to call home.
My collection of paintings is inspired by uniqueness of Aotearoa and completed in ethnic fantasy style.
I like to look at the world from my own eyes and bring a new outlook to viewers. It is a constant search for the best way to interpret mix of the ideas I have and the place I live in.
Each piece I create is an extension from the stories I’ve heard, where I’ve come from and what’ve I learned on my way.
Thanks New Zealand for being so inspiring.
24 February to 21 March 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 February, 3pm to 4.30pm
I’m Hibiscus Coast based artists and graphic designer. I moved to New Zealand 4 years ago and am forever in love with this country I’m lucky to call home.
My collection of paintings is inspired by uniqueness of Aotearoa and completed in ethnic fantasy style.
I like to look at the world from my own eyes and bring a new outlook to viewers. It is a constant search for the best way to interpret mix of the ideas I have and the place I live in.
Each piece I create is an extension from the stories I’ve heard, where I’ve come from and what’ve I learned on my way.
Thanks New Zealand for being so inspiring.
"RETRO - view"
Gallery 4
24 February to 21 March 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 February, 3pm to 4.30pm
Retro Art: A style that is consciously derivative or imitative of trends, modes, fashions, or attitudes of the recent past. Vintage of at least fifteen or twenty years. ... Retrostyle is an outdated style or fashion that has become fashionable again.
This exhibition coincides with the Orewa Rodders Festival which takes place over Auckland Anniversary weekend. View a range of artists who revisit and reinvent the designs of yesterday in their art work of today.
24 February to 21 March 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 February, 3pm to 4.30pm
Retro Art: A style that is consciously derivative or imitative of trends, modes, fashions, or attitudes of the recent past. Vintage of at least fifteen or twenty years. ... Retrostyle is an outdated style or fashion that has become fashionable again.
This exhibition coincides with the Orewa Rodders Festival which takes place over Auckland Anniversary weekend. View a range of artists who revisit and reinvent the designs of yesterday in their art work of today.
"Mind Bender"
Gallery 5
24 February to 21 March 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 February, 3pm to 5pm
Ken Flashman explores and expresses the figure and animal forms by 'drawing' with metal. Reminiscent of early modernist artists like Picasso and Matisse, Ken is developing his own unique aesthetic. He also upcycles cutlery into interesting jewellery pendants and coat hangers.
I never had any idea of doing anything that could remotely be thought of as art. When I retired, I became interested in all forms of metal art.
I recycle garden tools into outdoor sculptures, upcycle silver cutlery into jewellery. I then stumbled on my current passion of bending and welding aluminum extrusion. Hence my collection called “Mind Bender” which I take such pleasure in creating.
I am always striving for something more challenging. Ken Flashman
24 February to 21 March 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 27 February, 3pm to 5pm
Ken Flashman explores and expresses the figure and animal forms by 'drawing' with metal. Reminiscent of early modernist artists like Picasso and Matisse, Ken is developing his own unique aesthetic. He also upcycles cutlery into interesting jewellery pendants and coat hangers.
I never had any idea of doing anything that could remotely be thought of as art. When I retired, I became interested in all forms of metal art.
I recycle garden tools into outdoor sculptures, upcycle silver cutlery into jewellery. I then stumbled on my current passion of bending and welding aluminum extrusion. Hence my collection called “Mind Bender” which I take such pleasure in creating.
I am always striving for something more challenging. Ken Flashman
February 2021 Exhibitions
"Shades of Whites" a group exhibition curated by David Poole
Gallery 1
26 January to 21 February 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 30 January, 3 to 5pm
WHITE is achromatic (having no hue). It is the colour of fresh snow, chalk and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue and green light.
In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore a white toga as a symbol of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolised chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal colour of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War(1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common colour of new churches, capitols and other government buildings, especially in the United States. It was also widely used in 20th century modern architecture as a symbol of modernity and simplicity.
According to surveys in Europe and the United States, white is the colour most often associated with perfection, the good, honesty, cleanliness, the beginning, the new, neutrality, and exactitude. White is an important colour for almost all world religions. The Pope, has worn white since 1566, as a symbol of purity and sacrifice. In Islam, and in the Shinto religion of Japan, it is worn by pilgrims. In Western cultures and in Japan, white is the most common colour for wedding dresses, symbolising purity and virginity. In many Asian cultures, white is also the colour of mourning. Source: WIKIPEDIA; The Free Encyclopaedia: 10 April 2010.
David Poole has used the colour white and the monochromatic tones of white, with the collaboration of various artists to create a visual grid system of shaded symbology. The artists were invited to use any medium to create their interpretation of ‘SHADES OF WHITES’, the only stipulation being to apply their chosen medium and visual imagery onto MDF squares painted white. These signifiers of ‘white’ squares are isolated and contained within a steel grid system of a variable, numerical system. Each system from one to ten, having their own universal meaning ending with the spiritual relationship of the number 10. Comprising of a completion; one and nought becoming ‘ONE’. An emblematical conclusion to the meaning of the work as a whole. However there may be a shift within the contemplation of the ‘shifting sands’ of each work as they lie contained within the rigidity of grids, as it is the grid that represents longitude and latitude, providing a co-ordinate of location to the viewer.
As the overall work comprises of many of the squares made up from the collaboration of twenty plus artists, the formation of the grids contain memories and signage that have become mixed together to become a collective memory of what has been, what is now and what is yet to be, with all the connotations of the meaning of WHITE.
A structured togetherness of ‘SHADES OF WHITES’.
Jo Chester
26 January to 21 February 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 30 January, 3 to 5pm
WHITE is achromatic (having no hue). It is the colour of fresh snow, chalk and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue and green light.
In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore a white toga as a symbol of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolised chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal colour of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War(1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common colour of new churches, capitols and other government buildings, especially in the United States. It was also widely used in 20th century modern architecture as a symbol of modernity and simplicity.
According to surveys in Europe and the United States, white is the colour most often associated with perfection, the good, honesty, cleanliness, the beginning, the new, neutrality, and exactitude. White is an important colour for almost all world religions. The Pope, has worn white since 1566, as a symbol of purity and sacrifice. In Islam, and in the Shinto religion of Japan, it is worn by pilgrims. In Western cultures and in Japan, white is the most common colour for wedding dresses, symbolising purity and virginity. In many Asian cultures, white is also the colour of mourning. Source: WIKIPEDIA; The Free Encyclopaedia: 10 April 2010.
David Poole has used the colour white and the monochromatic tones of white, with the collaboration of various artists to create a visual grid system of shaded symbology. The artists were invited to use any medium to create their interpretation of ‘SHADES OF WHITES’, the only stipulation being to apply their chosen medium and visual imagery onto MDF squares painted white. These signifiers of ‘white’ squares are isolated and contained within a steel grid system of a variable, numerical system. Each system from one to ten, having their own universal meaning ending with the spiritual relationship of the number 10. Comprising of a completion; one and nought becoming ‘ONE’. An emblematical conclusion to the meaning of the work as a whole. However there may be a shift within the contemplation of the ‘shifting sands’ of each work as they lie contained within the rigidity of grids, as it is the grid that represents longitude and latitude, providing a co-ordinate of location to the viewer.
As the overall work comprises of many of the squares made up from the collaboration of twenty plus artists, the formation of the grids contain memories and signage that have become mixed together to become a collective memory of what has been, what is now and what is yet to be, with all the connotations of the meaning of WHITE.
A structured togetherness of ‘SHADES OF WHITES’.
Jo Chester
"The Small Print" by the Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand
Gallery 4
26 January to 21 February 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 30 January, 3 to 5pm
The Small Print is a regular PCANZ exhibition, always popular and has been going for the past decade. It is a touring exhibition covering both North and South Islands and is open to all members to exhibit.
Prints are handmade art pieces. The traditional techniques such as etching, mezzotint, monoprint, woodcut, linocut, aquatint and chine’colle’ are used alongside many, non-traditional exciting and creative processes to make vibrant high-quality prints.
26 January to 21 February 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 30 January, 3 to 5pm
The Small Print is a regular PCANZ exhibition, always popular and has been going for the past decade. It is a touring exhibition covering both North and South Islands and is open to all members to exhibit.
Prints are handmade art pieces. The traditional techniques such as etching, mezzotint, monoprint, woodcut, linocut, aquatint and chine’colle’ are used alongside many, non-traditional exciting and creative processes to make vibrant high-quality prints.
"ShoreArt" focus on watercolour
Gallery 2
26 January to 21 February 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 30 January, 3 to 5pm
A watercolour group show featuring a range of genres by artists:
Adeline Prouse, lives on the North Shore of Auckland and enjoys painting the beautiful scenes on her doorstep. She has been painting in watercolour for 25 years. She has enjoyed tutoring a lovely group of ladies for the past 15 years. She has won awards for her work at Mairangi Art Gallery and Auckland Watercolour Society Merit Awards.
Wendy Webb, is an artist based on Auckland’s North Shore. She has been drawing since childhood now retired spends her time working with watercolour, pen and wash in her garden studio. She has been painting since 2015 and is mostly self-taught. She is a member of the Auckland Watercolour Society. Her passion is wildlife, native NZ birds and animals ‘Capturing the life in an eye is everything, it brings a painting to life that is my inspiration. She has won awards at the 2018 and 2020 Auckland Watercolour Society Merit Awards Rosalie Kennedy, is a kiwi artist living on the North Shore, Auckland. Painting, swimming and walking are the best parts of her life on the Shore with the occasional visit to family in Brisbane. Covid permitting. Time spent with her fellow creators is the highlight of her week. Life is good.
Anne Galea, has always enjoyed crafts and took up painting in Melbourne where she lived for 40 years. She mainly painted with oils and acrylics. 10 years ago she moved to New Zealand to be close to family. Once settled she joined a watercolour group and became a committee member of The Auckland Watercolour Society. She has found her passion painting with watercolours and with the supportive comradery from her fellow artists, this just adds icing to the cake. Her favourite subjects are seascapes, landscapes and flowers. She has won awards at the 2018 and 2020 Auckland Watercolour Society Merit Awards
Sheryl Davis, lives on the North Shore Auckland. She trained as a photographic re-toucher and colourist. She started watercolour painting in 2007 and enjoys painting a variety of subjects, mainly still life and detailed work. She has won an award for a painting of pears at The Auckland Watercolour Society Merit Awards.
Pat Rainsford. Her love of art started early with published sketches and merit prizes in the NZ Women’s weekly. Excelling at art in high school and attending art school. She began her working career as a catalogue sketch artist progressing to copy artist, then graphic artist for NZ largest sign company. Now retired she is past president of the Auckland Watercolour Society and won merit awards. She has a love for outdoor painting in watercolour.
26 January to 21 February 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 30 January, 3 to 5pm
A watercolour group show featuring a range of genres by artists:
Adeline Prouse, lives on the North Shore of Auckland and enjoys painting the beautiful scenes on her doorstep. She has been painting in watercolour for 25 years. She has enjoyed tutoring a lovely group of ladies for the past 15 years. She has won awards for her work at Mairangi Art Gallery and Auckland Watercolour Society Merit Awards.
Wendy Webb, is an artist based on Auckland’s North Shore. She has been drawing since childhood now retired spends her time working with watercolour, pen and wash in her garden studio. She has been painting since 2015 and is mostly self-taught. She is a member of the Auckland Watercolour Society. Her passion is wildlife, native NZ birds and animals ‘Capturing the life in an eye is everything, it brings a painting to life that is my inspiration. She has won awards at the 2018 and 2020 Auckland Watercolour Society Merit Awards Rosalie Kennedy, is a kiwi artist living on the North Shore, Auckland. Painting, swimming and walking are the best parts of her life on the Shore with the occasional visit to family in Brisbane. Covid permitting. Time spent with her fellow creators is the highlight of her week. Life is good.
Anne Galea, has always enjoyed crafts and took up painting in Melbourne where she lived for 40 years. She mainly painted with oils and acrylics. 10 years ago she moved to New Zealand to be close to family. Once settled she joined a watercolour group and became a committee member of The Auckland Watercolour Society. She has found her passion painting with watercolours and with the supportive comradery from her fellow artists, this just adds icing to the cake. Her favourite subjects are seascapes, landscapes and flowers. She has won awards at the 2018 and 2020 Auckland Watercolour Society Merit Awards
Sheryl Davis, lives on the North Shore Auckland. She trained as a photographic re-toucher and colourist. She started watercolour painting in 2007 and enjoys painting a variety of subjects, mainly still life and detailed work. She has won an award for a painting of pears at The Auckland Watercolour Society Merit Awards.
Pat Rainsford. Her love of art started early with published sketches and merit prizes in the NZ Women’s weekly. Excelling at art in high school and attending art school. She began her working career as a catalogue sketch artist progressing to copy artist, then graphic artist for NZ largest sign company. Now retired she is past president of the Auckland Watercolour Society and won merit awards. She has a love for outdoor painting in watercolour.
"Free IMAGINATION" by Youjung Sung
Gallery 3
26 January to 21 February 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 30 January, 3 to 5pm
"I am an aspiring artist and I'd like to share my new work entitled free imagination.
My landscapes are a little clumsy but these works are entirely drawn from my imagination. While eating an apple I accidentally imagined what would be inside if the apple and what it would be like as a habitat with stairs and doors so I could enter.
The Black & White piece, I imagined what would happen if everything turned black and white."
26 January to 21 February 2021
Exhibition opening Saturday 30 January, 3 to 5pm
"I am an aspiring artist and I'd like to share my new work entitled free imagination.
My landscapes are a little clumsy but these works are entirely drawn from my imagination. While eating an apple I accidentally imagined what would be inside if the apple and what it would be like as a habitat with stairs and doors so I could enter.
The Black & White piece, I imagined what would happen if everything turned black and white."
