John Parker Exhibitions

John Parker

Negative Spaces

9 Sept - 2 Oct 2023

Exhibition Works

Gloss Black and Gloss Grey Penetration [NS-40]
Gloss Black and Gloss Grey Penetration [NS-40] (2023)
Gloss Grey and Craquelé White Penetration [NS-39]
Gloss Grey and Craquelé White Penetration [NS-39] (2023)
Matt White and Gloss Black Penetration [NS-38]
Matt White and Gloss Black Penetration [NS-38] (2023)
Gloss Black and Craquelé White Penetration [NS-37]
Gloss Black and Craquelé White Penetration [NS-37] (2023)
Matt White Crawled Diabolo Vessel [NS-33]
Matt White Crawled Diabolo Vessel [NS-33] (2023)
Matt White Crawled Cylinder [NS-19]
Matt White Crawled Cylinder [NS-19] (2023)
Matt White Crawled Diabolo Vessel [NS-2]
Matt White Crawled Diabolo Vessel [NS-2] (2023)
Matt White Crawled Ridged Orb [NS-26]
Matt White Crawled Ridged Orb [NS-26] (2023)
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-1]
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-1] (2023)
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-5]
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-5] (2023)
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-3]
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-3] (2023)
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-27]
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-27] (2023)
Gloss Black Zig Zag Vessel [NS-15]
Gloss Black Zig Zag Vessel [NS-15] (2023)
Gloss Grey Zig Zag Vessel [NS-14]
Gloss Grey Zig Zag Vessel [NS-14] (2023)
Gloss Grey Bottle [NS-24]
Gloss Grey Bottle [NS-24] (2023)
Gloss Grey Bottle [NS-7]
Gloss Grey Bottle [NS-7] (2023)
Matt White Grooved Vessel [NS-35]
Matt White Grooved Vessel [NS-35] (2023)
Matt White Grooved Crawled Zig Zag Vessel [NS-10]
Matt White Grooved Crawled Zig Zag Vessel [NS-10] (2023)
Matt White Crawled Diabolo Vessel [NS-17]
Matt White Crawled Diabolo Vessel [NS-17] (2023)
Matt White Crawled Zig Zag Vessel [NS-22]
Matt White Crawled Zig Zag Vessel [NS-22] (2023)
Gloss Black Zig Zag Vessel [NS-31]
Gloss Black Zig Zag Vessel [NS-31] (2023)
Gloss Black Zig Zag Vessel [NS-28]
Gloss Black Zig Zag Vessel [NS-28] (2023)
Charcoal Grooved Zig Zag Vessel [NS-16]
Charcoal Grooved Zig Zag Vessel [NS-16] (2023)
Gloss Black Zig Zag Vessel [NS-4]
Gloss Black Zig Zag Vessel [NS-4] (2023)
Gloss Black Grooved V Bowl [NS-6]
Gloss Black Grooved V Bowl [NS-6] (2023)
Charcoal Grooved V Bowl [NS-12]
Charcoal Grooved V Bowl [NS-12] (2023)
Gloss Black Grooved Cylinder [NS-13]
Gloss Black Grooved Cylinder [NS-13] (2023)
Charcoal Grooved Vessel [NS-8]
Charcoal Grooved Vessel [NS-8] (2023)
Gloss Black Grooved Vessel [NS-11]
Gloss Black Grooved Vessel [NS-11] (2023)
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-32]
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-32] (2023)
Gloss Black Grooved Vessel [NS-23]
Gloss Black Grooved Vessel [NS-23] (2023)
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-20]
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-20] (2023)
Charcoal Grooved Vessel [NS-25]
Charcoal Grooved Vessel [NS-25] (2023)
Charcoal Grooved Vessel [NS-21]
Charcoal Grooved Vessel [NS-21] (2023)
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-34]
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-34] (2023)
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-36]
Charcoal Zig Zag Vessel [NS-36] (2023)
Charcoal Grooved Conical Bottle [NS-30]
Charcoal Grooved Conical Bottle [NS-30] (2023)
Gloss Black Grooved Bottle [NS-9]
Gloss Black Grooved Bottle [NS-9] (2023)
Gloss Black Grooved Bottle [NS-29]
Gloss Black Grooved Bottle [NS-29] (2023)
Gloss Black Zig Zag Bottle [NS-18]
Gloss Black Zig Zag Bottle [NS-18] (2023)

Exhibition Text

John Parker is one of New Zealand’s most innovative and celebrated potters. His work is held in all collections of importance. Among many honours received he was made a New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate in 2010. A major book publication on his work, Cause and Effect, was published in 2016. He is also a well-known, award-winning theatre and exhibition designer with strong interests in opera and film, all of which influence his pottery.

Negative Spaces as an exhibition explores how overlapping forms interact or don’t, with the spaces between contributing additional dialogues informing what we see and how we see it.

 
John Parker, Negative Spaces Assorted Vessels [NS-9, NS-33, NS-16, NS-5, NS-38, NS-28, NS-10, NS-36, NS-15, NS-14, NS-21] (2023)
 
John Parker, Negative Spaces Charcoal and Grey Vessels [NS-16, NS-8, NS-14, NS-30, NS-27, NS-25, NS-3, NS-7, NS-32] (2023)
 
John Parker, Negative Spaces Gloss Black Vessels [NS-28, NS-11, NS-9, NS-18, NS-37, NS-4, NS-29, NS-15, NS-31] (2023)
 
John Parker, Negative Spaces White Vessels [NS-22, NS-35, NS-10, NS-19, NS-2] (2023)