Past Exhibitions

Geoffrey Notman

Coastal Fringe

13 Mar - 1 Apr 2004

Exhibition Works

Loyal
Loyal (2004)
Kai - Waka (2003)
Kai - Waka (2003)
Foxton
Foxton (2003)
Ohiwa No.1, Bay of Plenty
Ohiwa No.1, Bay of Plenty (2003)
Trophy Home
Trophy Home (2003)
Coruba
Coruba (2003)
Ohiwa No.2
Ohiwa No.2 (2003)
Ngawi
Ngawi (2003)
Crusader, Mokau
Crusader, Mokau (2002)
HQ
HQ (2003)
Sky Line
Sky Line (2004)
Big Harbour (Whanganui) (2002)
Big Harbour (Whanganui) (2002)

Exhibition Text

Geoffrey Notman’s paintings create an intense awareness of time and location. While they evoke a narrative and nostalgia for a past era, his paintings also make a prescient observation on political and cultural issues that are pertinent to New Zealand’s present state. The current foreshore debate is an obvious case in point. Notman sees “issues of coastal access, foreign ownership and the passing of time,” to be “a focus for these works.” (1)

1. Artist Statement.