Aaron Scythe Exhibitions

The Arrow

2 Jun - 27 Jun 2023

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Artists

Exhibition Works

Prospector
Simon Edwards Prospector (2022)
Claim
Simon Edwards Claim (2022)
Western Valley Traverse
Simon Edwards Western Valley Traverse (2017)
Spilled Sublime
Simon Edwards Spilled Sublime (2020)
Rerenga Wairua
Israel Tangaroa Birch Rerenga Wairua (2020)
Waionuku - Waiorangi
Israel Tangaroa Birch Waionuku - Waiorangi (2020)
Kahurangi
Israel Tangaroa Birch Kahurangi (2014)
Whatumanawa (Red)
Israel Tangaroa Birch Whatumanawa (Red) (2016)
Red, Ochre, Green
Amanda Gruenwald Red, Ochre, Green (2022)
Red, Ultramarine, Green
Amanda Gruenwald Red, Ultramarine, Green (2022)
Green, Sienna, Pink
Amanda Gruenwald Green, Sienna, Pink (2022)
Still Life in a Glass Vase
Dick Frizzell Still Life in a Glass Vase (2018)
Silo and Sulphur
Dick Frizzell Silo and Sulphur (2019)
Doubtless (17) - A Sam Hunt Poem
Dick Frizzell Doubtless (17) - A Sam Hunt Poem (2011)
Oribe Large Vase [26165]
Aaron Scythe Oribe Large Vase [26165] (2023)
Oribe Sake Bottle [26154]
Aaron Scythe Oribe Sake Bottle [26154] (2023)
Oribe Long Neck Vase [26156]
Aaron Scythe Oribe Long Neck Vase [26156] (2023)
Iro-Shino Tea Pot [26159]
Aaron Scythe Iro-Shino Tea Pot [26159] (2023)
Yobitsugi Style Vase [26146]
Aaron Scythe Yobitsugi Style Vase [26146] (2023)
Yobitsugi Style Tall Bottle [26143]
Aaron Scythe Yobitsugi Style Tall Bottle [26143] (2023)
Yobitsugi Style Tea Pot [26160]
Aaron Scythe Yobitsugi Style Tea Pot [26160] (2023)
Yobitsugi Style Tea Pot [26161]
Aaron Scythe Yobitsugi Style Tea Pot [26161] (2023)
Basara Yobitsugi Style Flower Vase [26148]
Aaron Scythe Basara Yobitsugi Style Flower Vase [26148] (2023)
Basara Yobitsugi Style Sake Bottle [26152]
Aaron Scythe Basara Yobitsugi Style Sake Bottle [26152] (2023)
Iro-Shino Oribe Large Vase [26166]
Aaron Scythe Iro-Shino Oribe Large Vase [26166] (2023)
Nagasaki Red and Blue Vase [26164]
Aaron Scythe Nagasaki Red and Blue Vase [26164] (2023)

Exhibition Text

Simon Edwards’ moody, atmospheric South Island landscapes simultaneously hide and reveal menace and beauty, distance and place, as well as what is coming and going in the sky and air before us.

Dick Frizzell, recognised as the most adroit of all New Zealand artists, delivers a Sam Hunt poem, a still life masterclass and a deceptively simple, emblematic landscape.

Amanda Gruenwald’s gestural engagement with the languages of colour and oscillating form where paint is pooled and spread, space organic and layered, builds a dynamic presence and a noticeably immersive experience.

Carving and grinding the steel surfaces of his paintings with patterns, shapes and words informed by Te Ao Māori, Israel Birch then overlays them with pigment and lacquer to create illusionary depth. His works are holographic in effect and nature, literally changing from one moment to the next.

Aaron Scythe sews together traditions drawn from sixteen years of study and practice in Japan and his Māori heritage. He delivers an aesthetic of deliberately recomposed and flawed beauty, where parts make up the whole with the whole in turn becoming a remarkable synthesis of diverse techniques and cultures.