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Raymond McIntyre: A Modernist View
Dynamic and progressive paintings and woodcuts from one of Aotearoa’s New Zealand foremost modernist artists.
Living Archives
Archives that tell stories about artists and history in Aotearoa
Whāia te Taniwha
Māori artists consider the enduring relevance of taniwha in Aotearoa.
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Juliet Peter Circus, Night
Looking out from her Wellington workplace window one day in December 1948, Juliet Peter saw five elephants walking slowly down the street. Seizing a pencil and sketchbook, she left the School Journal offices where she worked as an illustrator, followed the elephants and the accompanying circus entourage and drew as their giant tent was being raised. She also attended a performance before the circus left three weeks later. Two of Peter’s circus-themed designs were published as School Journal covers in 1950 and she returned to her circus sketches after studying lithography in London in 1951 and 1953, creating this and a related daytime print.
(Leaving for Work, 2 October 2021 - 1 May 2022)
Collection
Kim Lowe Brush and Ink Study
Kim Lowe lives in Ōtautahi Christchurch, but she is originally from Murihiku Southland, where her ancestors of Chinese, Cuban and European heritage settled. Her subtle works often draw from and explore her layered cultural heritage. This fluid ink study is part of a suite Lowe made in 2020 that relates to the traditional Chinese concept of 'ink play', in which the brush is used freely and expressively, exploring the possibilities of different brushes, angles, papers and pressures. In some of Lowe’s brush studies, the resulting shapes suggest recognisable things, such as landscapes, animals or waterways, while in others – as here – they simply record the inconspicuous beauty of small variations and fortuitous overlaps.
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil (from August 2024)
Notes
Hellzapoppin’! The Art of Flying Nun
The unruly art and design of New Zealand’s maverick record label Flying Nun is on display exclusively at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū from 21 August to 28 November 2021.
