Getting back in to printmaking
A chance spotting of work in an exhibition led Dunedin’s RDS Gallery’s Hilary Radner to seek artists for her latest group exhibition.
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Art seen: 23 June
Art seen: 23 June
By James Dignan
Provincial NZ draws best out of artists
Provincial NZ draws best out of artists
Artist and writer Gregory O’Brien jumps at any opportunity to come south, so he is looking forward to giving a talk in Dunedin.
The man of long gone
The man of long gone
There once was a man who got lost in the stars.
Where I Live
Where I Live
The land of the long white cloud.
Items repurposed for art
Items repurposed for art
Logan Park High School year 13 pupil Billie Charters’ experimental painting investigates textural surfaces, use of colour and painterly layering.
To Address the Goddess Next to Me
To Address the Goddess Next to Me
How do I describe her?
Exhibition offers chance to have fun, be playful
Exhibition offers chance to have fun, be playful
A new exhibition in Invercargill is set to provide some fun and celebrate the simple joy that comes from informal play.
Drawn to the land
Drawn to the land
Naseby artist Jenny Chisholm’s connection to the land, sea and sky is reflected in her landscape paintings and sculptures.
Deconstructing the message
Deconstructing the message
Dunedin’s George St has often been swathed in the projections and video installations by David Green.
Art seen: 16 June
Art seen: 16 June
By Robyn Maree Pickens
A taoka returns home
A taoka returns home
Returning precious treasures has become the work of museums, Lana Arun writes.
Promising Christchurch artist won't do blue
Promising Christchurch artist won't do blue
Henry Turner is one of the youngest artists to feature in Christchurch Art Gallery's permanent collection. Susan Sandys spoke to the 22yo about his achievements - and why blue is a "terrifying" colour.
Art seen: 9 June
Art seen: 9 June
By James Dignan
Art seen: 2 June
Art seen: 2 June
By Robyn Maree Pickens
Man disguised as old woman smears cake on Mona Lisa
Man disguised as old woman smears cake on Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa was unharmed when a visitor to the Louvre tried to smash the glass protecting it before smearing cream across its surface in an apparent climate-related publicity stunt.
Arts nexus Venice
Arts nexus Venice
Recently back from representing artist Yukhi Kihara at the Venice Biennale, Dunedin’s Milford Galleries owner Stephen Higginson takes us for a walk around the historic city and the event.
Colours from a New Zealand palette
Colours from a New Zealand palette
Lyttelton artist Oliver Perkins has combined architecture, paint and canvas in two exhibitions opening at Dunedin Public Art Gallery today. He tells Rebecca Fox about "A Kind of Arrow" and "Free...
Spreading branches bearing gold
Spreading branches bearing gold
Money may not grow on trees, but it appears gold is growing on this one.
Art seen: May 26
Art seen: May 26
James Dignan reviews some recent art exhibits.