Past Exhibitions

Charlotte Handy

Paintings From 'The Inland Sea'

31 May - 25 Jun 2007

Exhibition Works

The First Weather Report
The First Weather Report (2006)
Astrolabe
Astrolabe (2006)
Periscape
Periscape (2006)
Burial At Sea
Burial At Sea (2006)
Hymns Ancient And Modern
Hymns Ancient And Modern (2006)
Sermon For Unbelievers
Sermon For Unbelievers (2006)
Radio Silence
Radio Silence (2006)
View From An Island
View From An Island (2006)
How I Wonder
How I Wonder (2006)
You Are Here
You Are Here (2006)
The Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast (2006)

Exhibition Text

Charlotte Handy presents balanced tranquil compositions that belie the constant state of flux simmering beneath the luminous watery surface. She excels in dissolving perspective, blurring the point between reality and the imagined.

Through an ever-present cross motif, the picture plane is dissected into merging and subtle overlapping geometries. Variously interpreted as a symbol of faith, a navigational reference, a ships mast, this cross-like ‘flag of place’ ambiguously pinpoints an exact position existing without place. (1)

“Her works map dreamscapes; they are the paintings of a self-exiled New Zealander whose eyes comb a phantasmal body of water for evidence of something specific, something familiar.” (2)

1. Charlotte Handy, Artist statement, 2006.
2. David Eggleton, “The Sea Inside,” New Zealand Listener, December 16, 2006.