John Parker Exhibitions

The Earl Street Journal

12 Dec 2015 - 2 Mar 2016

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Piwakawaka
Nigel Brown Piwakawaka (2014)
The Calm
Paul Dibble The Calm (2015)
Takaro
Karl Maughan Takaro (2015)
Button
Martin Selman Button (2014)
Castle Hill Station
Michael Hight Castle Hill Station (2015)
Orinoco Driveway II
Dick Frizzell Orinoco Driveway II (2014)
Fern Vase (Spore)
Ann Robinson Fern Vase (Spore) (2014)
Wairua
Israel Tangaroa Birch Wairua (2014)
Clouds
Brent Wong Clouds (1998)
Blue Moon
John Edgar Blue Moon (2014)
Church Near Awhitu, Manukau
Justin Boroughs Church Near Awhitu, Manukau (2013)
The Gold of the Kowhai
Paul Dibble The Gold of the Kowhai (2014)
Ice Slice
Neil Frazer Ice Slice (2015)
Bride and Groom 1
Pat Hanly Bride and Groom 1 (2000)
Pistol and Kotiate
Martin Selman Pistol and Kotiate (2013)
Grand Central
Dick Frizzell Grand Central (2012)
Guns and Bibles
Joanna Braithwaite Guns and Bibles (2013)
Maka Necklace
Bridie Henderson Maka Necklace (2012)
Kowhaiwhai Jug (Clear)
Mike Crawford Kowhaiwhai Jug (Clear) (2015)
In a Place Amongst Stars
Reuben Paterson In a Place Amongst Stars (2014)
Summers to Come
Mervyn Williams Summers to Come (1997)
Halcyon
Galia Amsel Halcyon (2015)
Punakaiki Afternoon
Stanley Palmer Punakaiki Afternoon (2014)
Hints for the Incomplete Traveller - xxi
Garry Currin Hints for the Incomplete Traveller - xxi (2013/14)
Appointment #9
Darryn George Appointment #9 (2015)
Plain Song: Three Part Lyric Suite - Untitled Study (Orange)
J S Parker Plain Song: Three Part Lyric Suite - Untitled Study (Orange) (2014)
Matt Blue Conical Bowl [14-146]
John Parker Matt Blue Conical Bowl [14-146] (2014)
Spancock
Emily Valentine Spancock (2014)
The Breadth and Blood of Distant Lands III
Simon Edwards The Breadth and Blood of Distant Lands III (2013)
The Ark
Paul Dibble The Ark (2006/08)
Aperira
Robert Ellis Aperira (1983)
Plate 16
Neil Dawson Plate 16 (2011)
Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus Gambensis)
Hannah Kidd Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus Gambensis) (2015)
Somewhere on the Surf Highway, Taranaki
Dick Frizzell Somewhere on the Surf Highway, Taranaki (2015)
Opacity People Part I
Andy Leleisi'uao Opacity People Part I (2014)
Figure of Ease
Paul Dibble Figure of Ease (2014)
Shiny White Bottle [11-79]
John Parker Shiny White Bottle [11-79] (2011)
White Grooved Cylinder [11-82]
John Parker White Grooved Cylinder [11-82] (2011)
Black Crawled Cone [13-7]
John Parker Black Crawled Cone [13-7] (2013)
Lime Green Conical Vase [14-136]
John Parker Lime Green Conical Vase [14-136] (2014)
Hollyford Man
Nigel Brown Hollyford Man (2013)
Saddleback - Tiritiri Matangi #1
Layla Walter Saddleback - Tiritiri Matangi #1 (2015)
Bride and Groom 2
Pat Hanly Bride and Groom 2 (2000)
Hints for the Incomplete Traveller - xxiv
Garry Currin Hints for the Incomplete Traveller - xxiv (2013/14)
Family Outing
Harry Watson Family Outing (2013)
Marakihau ko au - You will know me soon enough
John Walsh Marakihau ko au - You will know me soon enough (2014)
Midday
Christine Cathie Midday (2015)
Broken Axe
Karl Maughan Broken Axe (2015)
Echo Vase 2
Merilyn Wiseman Echo Vase 2 (2012/13)
Open Bowl - Woven Interior #30
Layla Walter Open Bowl - Woven Interior #30 (2015)
Screenplay II
Garry Currin Screenplay II (2014)
Holding the Movement
Paul Dibble Holding the Movement (2014)
Black Halos 16
Neil Dawson Black Halos 16 (2015)
Morning
Christine Cathie Morning (2015)
Pauline
Charlotte Handy Pauline (2015)
Seep
Mark Mitchell Seep (2015)
Banishment
Harry Watson Banishment (2013)
Another Stop on the Forgotten Highway
Dick Frizzell Another Stop on the Forgotten Highway (2015)
Tui with Soft Geometric
Paul Dibble Tui with Soft Geometric (2015)
Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky XXII
Reuben Paterson Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky XXII (2014)
Red Deep Bowl [11-37]
John Parker Red Deep Bowl [11-37] (2011)
Matt Lilac Conical Necked Bottle [14-150]
John Parker Matt Lilac Conical Necked Bottle [14-150] (2014)

Exhibition Text

We hear it from all parts of the world - from major collectors, leading curators, in print from international Art Fair Directors: New Zealand art is remarkable and important.

The Earl Street Journal demonstrates this. It contains significant sculpture by Paul Dibble, Neil Dawson, John Edgar, Martin Selman and Hannah Kidd. There are career defining works from Mervyn Williams, Brent Wong, Pat Hanly, and Robert Ellis. The extraordinary achievement of New Zealand glass is demonstrated in key works from Ann Robinson, Mike Crawford, Layla Walter, Galia Amsel and Christine Cathie.

Dick Frizzell’s Grand Central is a fact-filled homage to Central Otago’s landscape, unique light and the fluxing alterations of distance. Michael Hight’s Castle Hill Station is an outstanding story of place. Neil Frazer’s Ice Slice is so compellingly delivered and accurate that it seems to be from the Alps itself. Karl Maughan’s Broken Axe is a wondrous amalgam of garden architecture and colour suggestion. Garry Currin and Simon Edwards’ virtuoso use of atmospheric effects and variable light demonstrate the magic and authority that sits at the very heart of great painting.

There are seminal works by Reuben Paterson, Harry Watson, Israel Birch, Darryn George, John Walsh, Nigel Brown, Justin Boroughs and Joanna Braithwaite. The diverse inventiveness of New Zealand ceramics is shown by Mark Mitchell, Bridie Henderson, and (Arts Laureates) Merilyn Wiseman and John Parker.

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