John Parker Exhibitions

Material Motives

2 Apr - 27 Apr 2011

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Exhibition Works

Ginger Beer
Reuben Paterson Ginger Beer (2011)
Shoestring Fries
Reuben Paterson Shoestring Fries (2011)
Love with Tons of Fire
Reuben Paterson Love with Tons of Fire (2007)
Spleen (2007)
Richard Orjis Spleen (2007)
Bed In
Richard Orjis Bed In (2010)
Hope It's Not Too Late (2010)
Richard Orjis Hope It's Not Too Late (2010)
Tanzen (To Dance)
Lorraine Rastorfer Tanzen (To Dance) (2008)
Black Pearl
Lorraine Rastorfer Black Pearl (2010)
Still Life for Keith and Ernie #8 [11-1-13]
John Parker Still Life for Keith and Ernie #8 [11-1-13] (2009-11)
Still Life with Seven Bottles [11-14-20]
John Parker Still Life with Seven Bottles [11-14-20] (2009-11)
Still Life with Seven Cones [11-21-27]
John Parker Still Life with Seven Cones [11-21-27] (2011)
Poutama Cross (BLKHoznBloom Version 4) (2010)
Peata Larkin Poutama Cross (BLKHoznBloom Version 4) (2010)
Poutama Cross (WHTHoznBloom Version 4) (2010)
Peata Larkin Poutama Cross (WHTHoznBloom Version 4) (2010)
Whakataunga Resolution (Papakirango)
Peata Larkin Whakataunga Resolution (Papakirango) (2007)

Exhibition Text

Material Motives showcases five contemporary New Zealand artists influenced, motivated and inspired by pattern, texture, colour, form and shape. Painters Peata Larkin, Reuben Paterson and Lorraine Rastorfer, photographer Richard Orjis and leading ceramist John Parker present new and recent works adding to the diversity of Dunedin’s iD Fashion week.

Lorraine Rastorfer’s large scale works shimmer, shine and ripple before the viewer. With the delicacy of silk the paint weaves and waves on the surface of her paintings. New glitter works by Reuben Paterson are all glam and glitter. Celebrating the patterns of retro material, Paterson combines sparkle and style. Taniko with acrylic; Peata Larkin’s unique and effective painting technique combines traditional Maori motifs with contemporary concepts. Richard Orjis’s large scale photographs are seductive and compelling. Vivid colours dress the darkness of the photographs’ backgrounds and figures appear through pattern and texture. Recent recipient of the Arts Foundation Arts Laureate Award, John Parker’s ceramics explore form, function and the effect of light and shadow on various shapes.