Featuring the work of local artists Jane Siddall, James Sutherland and Timothy Peter Armstrong, ‘‘Memento Vivere’’ (Remember to Live) draws on the archetypes found in art, society, history and nature and explores the collective unconscious through drawing, painting and printmaking.
There will be a free exhibition opening event on Friday, April 10, at 5.30pm and open to the public.
The exhibition will run April 11-17 and open 10am-4pm daily at 126 Princes St.
Armstrong said, in a statement, ‘‘Memento Vivere’’ was a testament to the power of creative kinship.
‘‘Jane’s mystical, nature-inspired prints, James’ beautifully observed portraits and my vibrant, figurative abstracts are technically and tonally diverse, but they’re all in conversation with each other.
‘‘This reflects the conversations we had as we worked in parallel to create shared sinews of meaning.
‘‘Themes such as memory, time and the human condition emerged from discussions about connection, creative practice and what it means to be an artist during a time of social and technological change.
‘‘We hope the exhibition will provide people with the opportunity to reflect, connect and enjoy a moment of beauty and wonder,’’ he said.
Siddall has a bachelor of arts in drawing and tapestry and a postgraduate degree in media arts.
Her narrative-based work is inspired by the myth, folklore and animals of the UK.
An award-winning embroiderer, she has exhibited widely throughout New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Sutherland studied drawing and painting at Edinburgh College of Art.
He uses portraiture as a means to invite discourse between viewer and sitter.
His work explores the stories that play out in front of us every day: paths cross, run parallel or diverge, all adding to a larger collective narrative.
Armstrong studied Fine Arts at Massey University.
The statement said his practice ‘‘leverages the canon of art history to unravel and atomise significant artworks to their component parts, recontextualising shape, form, depth and surface to create new topologies’’.
