Michael McHugh Exhibitions

The Review

30 Jun - 24 Jul 2023

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Exhibition Works

Viridis
Michael McHugh Viridis (2022)
Fuchsia
Michael McHugh Fuchsia (2022)
Glacier Peak
Neil Frazer Glacier Peak (2022)
Avalanche Peak
Neil Frazer Avalanche Peak (2022)
Shadow Peak
Neil Frazer Shadow Peak (2022)
Rock Steps
Neil Frazer Rock Steps (2022)
Crucible
Neil Frazer Crucible (2022)
Slip
Mark Mitchell Slip (2021)
Rippling
Mark Mitchell Rippling (2021)
Miniature Series (Blue Diamonds)
Mark Mitchell Miniature Series (Blue Diamonds) (2023)
Miniature Series (Black Arrows)
Mark Mitchell Miniature Series (Black Arrows) (2023)
Biscayne
Damien Kurth Biscayne (2021)
Dodge
Damien Kurth Dodge (2021)
Sticks
Damien Kurth Sticks (2022)
Titanium
Damien Kurth Titanium (2022)
The Big OE
Simon Clark The Big OE (2022)
Kiwi
Simon Clark Kiwi (2023)
Nature Culture and Kiwiana
Simon Clark Nature Culture and Kiwiana (2022)
Garden of Eden (25.2.23)
Darryn George Garden of Eden (25.2.23) (2023)
Garden of Eden (22.10.22)
Darryn George Garden of Eden (22.10.22) (2022)
Waterlilies #3
Darryn George Waterlilies #3 (2020)
Waterlilies #4
Darryn George Waterlilies #4 (2021)
Garden of Eden (17-2-21)
Darryn George Garden of Eden (17-2-21) (2021)
Manu (25.1.22)
Darryn George Manu (25.1.22) (2022)
Kāruhiruhi / Pied Shag
Tania Patterson Kāruhiruhi / Pied Shag (2021)
Piwakawaka / Fantail
Tania Patterson Piwakawaka / Fantail (2021)
Still Life with Piper Fish, Karaka Berries and Gecko
Tania Patterson Still Life with Piper Fish, Karaka Berries and Gecko (2022)
Still Life with Two Frogs and Karaka Berries
Tania Patterson Still Life with Two Frogs and Karaka Berries (2022)

Exhibition Text

The Review 2023 features new and recent works.

The floral subject is one of the dominant conversations of art: Darryn George explores the literal, celebratory and spiritual references of it. Michael McHugh exaggerates scale and reveals a rhythmic entwined botanical world, hidden from view. Simon Clark builds parables of time past and substantial metaphors of national and personal identity.

Damien Kurth explores spatial essences and the mystical relationships between objects. Mark Mitchell’s acclaimed ceramics play with perception, pattern and form in a unique manner. Tania Patterson’s work – part tableaux, part sculpture and still life – pays homage to our native birds, fish and frogs.

Neil Frazer strips the New Zealand alpine landscape down to its fundamental elements by mixing volume, isolation, reflection and immensity together. Using a tightly argued palette, he silhouettes the landscape against an implied sky while intensifying scale and distance, building profound sensations of actually being there, up and in it.