Exhibitions
Events
On display
The Rhythm of Colour and Line
Bridget Riley Cosmos 2016–17. Acrylic. Collection Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, acquired through the Christchurch Art Gallery Foundation with the generous help of Heather Boock; Ros Burdon; Kate Burtt; Dame Jenny Gibbs; Ann de Lambert and daughters, Sarah, Elizabeth, Diana, and Rachel; Barbara, Lady Stewart; Gabrielle Tasman; Jenny Todd; Nicky Wagner; and the Wellington Women’s Group (est. 1974). © Bridget Riley 2017. All rights reserved.
Family and Kids
Past event
Education Centre
$5 per person
Join artist Della Rees for a fun, creative session inspired by the exhibition Bridget Riley: Cosmos. Explore colour, shape and repetition to make patterns that zing!
Using a simple collage technique children will explore what happens to colours when they are placed next to each other, and the tricks our eyes can play on us when we arrange and rearranging their order. Challenging their visual responses, they will experiment with repetitions of simple shapes to make them move and flow.
Related
Exhibition
Bridget Riley: Cosmos
12 November 2017
A new wall painting for Christchurch by internationally acclaimed English artist, Bridget Riley.
Interview
In The Studio
Paul Moorhouse: We are standing in front of a full-size cartoon for Cosmos, the new wall painting that will be installed at Christchurch Art Gallery. How does the cartoon relate to the final wall painting?
Bridget Riley: The cartoon is painted in gouache on paper, but it gives me a good idea of the full-scale image that will be recreated on the wall in Christchurch. I have also made a smaller painting in acrylic directly onto the wall here in the studio. This is complete in itself, and provides the information I need to give me confidence in the appearance of the discs when the larger image is created on the gallery wall.
Commentary
Anticipation and Reflection
This is a time of considerable anticipation at the Gallery: Bridget Riley’s new work for Christchurch is due for completion in late May 2017. A wall painting, it’s the fourth of five significant works chosen to mark the long years of our closure for seismic strengthening following the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010–11. It has been paid for, sight unseen, by a group of wonderful women donors, with further support for costs associated with its installation secured by auction at our Foundation’s 2016 gala dinner.