 | "The past, which these paintings draws upon, is the past located around the early 1960s which is the period of my childhood living in New Zealand. The early 1960s is a period, which is being represented today under the connoted structure of “Kiwiana”." (1)
"I am interested to understand the effects of the Kiwiana structure upon the culture. I am questioning why it has been so widely discussed and just why it has emerged. I am also interested to explore who is governed by the Kiwiana discourse. Who does it include? Who benefits from it? Who does it exclude? Who looses out?" (2)
"His worlds shift between the practices of design - media culture and fine arts and these interests influence his concerns as a painter." (3)
Simon Clark currently works as a lecturer in Design at AUT University. He has been painting since the 80's and has exhibited throughout New Zealand. He has been a finalist in a number of awards including the Wallace Trust Art Awards and in 1992 he won the Auckland Savings Bank Award to visit the Swire School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic.
(1)Simon Clark, Artist Statement, 2009
(2)Simon Clark, Aritst Statement, 2005
(3)Simon Clark, AUT Profile, 2010
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