Past Exhibitions

Object

22 Jul - 10 Aug 2006

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Exhibition Works

Soluble
Wendy Fairclough Soluble (2005)
Moon Watch
Joanna Braithwaite Moon Watch (2003)
Nine Wild Things (2003)
Joanna Braithwaite Nine Wild Things (2003)
Right
Simon Clark Right (2005)
Chinook 2
Galia Amsel Chinook 2 (2006)
Sundowner 11
Galia Amsel Sundowner 11 (2006)
Dragonfly (2002) DETAIL
Malcolm Harrison Dragonfly (2002) DETAIL
Eighty Five Percent Reality #4 (2003/2005) DETAIL
Scott McFarlane Eighty Five Percent Reality #4 (2003/2005) DETAIL
The Paradise Suite
Reuben Paterson The Paradise Suite (2004)
Mountain
John Edgar Mountain (2003)
Slope Point
John Edgar Slope Point (2003)
The Way Ahead
John Edgar The Way Ahead (2003)
Composition With Grasses II
Tim Main Composition With Grasses II (2006)
Puawhananga/Clematis, the Hope of Spring (2006) DETAIL
Tim Main Puawhananga/Clematis, the Hope of Spring (2006) DETAIL
Sweet Mary Jane (2003)
Robert Bourdon Sweet Mary Jane (2003)
Onset (2003)
Robert Bourdon Onset (2003)
Arawhata #2
Darryn George Arawhata #2 (2006)
Mohi, Poutama
Darryn George Mohi, Poutama (2006)
Hemi/James (Son Of Thunder) (2004)
Darryn George Hemi/James (Son Of Thunder) (2004)
Unveil (2004)
Alexis Neal Unveil (2004)
River Ghosts (Piggy Back) In Progress (2005/06)
Gary Waldrom River Ghosts (Piggy Back) In Progress (2005/06)
The Gentleman
Rebecca Harris The Gentleman
Night Visitors
Rebecca Harris Night Visitors (2006)
Lining The Nest
Rebecca Harris Lining The Nest (2006)
Crash
James Robinson Crash (2006)
Sunset Cul-de-sac
Jon Tootill Sunset Cul-de-sac (2005)
Orbision Drive
Jon Tootill Orbision Drive (2005)
Skin
Ross Ritchie Skin (1998)

Exhibition Text

OBJECT is an exhibition that engages the visual, tactile and spatial senses, exploring the material nature and the perception of art. The exhibition includes work by a wide selection of established and emerging artists in a variety of media such as glass, sculpture, painting and tapestry.

An object is a tangible entity, something placed before the eye. A material thing upon which thoughts and feelings are projected, it also stands in opposition to something else. By contrasting a range of different media, OBJECT thus explores ways of seeing and perceiving, while acknowledging the Late Latin root ‘objectus’ – something thrown before the mind. (1)

Wendy Fairclough and Ross Ritchie employ domestic objects for an elevated purpose and each have a highly developed sense of spatial awareness.

Joanna Braithwaite and Scott McFarlane draw on multiple works and imagery. Like vignettes or pieces of a story when assembled together, they create an overall narrative impression.

Galia Amsel, Malcom Harrison and Tim Main celebrate atmospheric weather conditions and seasonal change.

Jon Tootill, Robert Bourdon, Alexis Neal, Rebecca Harris, Gary Waldrom, Reuben Paterson and Simon Clark utilise key signifiers, often with a humorous approach, to evoke memory. They comment on cultural identity and history while looking toward the future.

John Edgar, Darryn George and James Robinson all share abstract compositions with a strong reference to visual texture. They allude to architecture (George’s tuku-tuku panels), mountainous landscapes (Edgar) and the scumbled surface of the earth (Robinson).

1. Oxford English Dictionary.