King's High School pupils (from left) Jordan Vidler (16),
Tim Rutherford (15) and Dan McCombie (15) view work by some
of New Zealand's finest artists, in the Real Art Roadshow
at the Dunedin school yesterday. Photo by Peter McIntosh.
On the outside, it is just another big rig.
But on the inside is half a million dollars' worth of art by
some of New Zealand's finest artists.
The Real Art Roadshow, the brainchild of Wanaka-based art
curator Fiona Campbell, is travelling to secondary schools
around the country, to give pupils an "up close and personal"
view of works by artists such as Ralph Hotere, Tony de
Lautour, Dick Frizzell, Simon Ogden, Wayne Barrar, Octavia
Cook, Don Driver, Sarah Munro, Sylvia Siddell and Harry
Watson.
Yesterday, the 78sq m road show trailer was at King's High
School, in Dunedin, with a display of more than 60 pieces of
original post-1945 New Zealand visual art.
The idea of bringing real art to secondary school pupils in
geographically isolated locations throughout New Zealand was
brought to fruition by Ms Campbell and art curators Rob
McLeod and Gerald Barnett.
Before a visit by the road show, few art pupils had the
opportunity to see the true scale, texture and colour of
works of art, Ms Campbell said.
Instead, they relied on textbook illustrations and website
representations.
"It's not just about art - it's about helping students
broaden their creativity, which is fundamental to helping
these young people become well-rounded adults," she said.
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