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Ann Robinson Masterworks Queenstown; March-April

12 March 2010

 

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From Sunday 21st March showcasing in the Upstairs Gallery, internationally renowned glass artist Ann Robinson presents 'Masterworks'.  With a focus on balanced and pure forms, in-depth knowledge, exceptional skill, and a south pacific sensibility Ann Robinson's stunning cast glass works are of the upmost quality and beauty.

 

milford galleries queenstown

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Regan Gentry's new sculpture for Dunedin due April 2010

7 March 2010

Source: ONE News

Dunedin residents will soon be getting their teeth into a new sculpture set to grace their harbourside.

The artwork is a set of six large wisdom teeth, made from concrete and Oamaru stone, by Wellington artist Regan Gentry, the Otago Daily Times reported.

The work, titled Harbour Mouth Molars, would be about the size of an upended Mini car and be arranged in two rows on the edge of the foreshore.

It was due to arrive in April and would stand on the Kitchener St Reserve, at the head of the harbour.

Dunedin City Council community arts adviser Cara Paterson said the work was selected by an Art in Public Places committee, made up of representatives from Dunedin's art community, after artists submitted expressions of interest.

calling for proposals for site specific sculptural works

19 February 2010

Media release - 19 February 2010

 

Inaugural Wanganui sculpture event to put city on

international arts map

 

Wanganui District Council is calling for proposals for site specific sculptural works  to be permanently sited along the riverside walkway and Somme Parade shared pathway, for the inaugural Sculpture Wanganui 2010 event.

 

Sculpture Wanganui 2010 is offering a first prize of $35,000 for the construction and installation of a permanent sculptural work. 'People's choice' and runner-up prizes may also be offered. 

 

The event runs between September 25 and October 11.

 

Cr Nicki Higgie, spokesperson for arts, is excited about this new event in the Wanganui arts calendar. "Sculpture Wanganui 2010 offers artists a new and exciting opportunity to exhibit their work in a fantastic location. It has the potential to become the best Australasian sculpture event and will be a major focus for arts in the city".

 

"The riverfront area is undergoing a redevelopment with a new Visitors Centre opening later this year. This area will become a bustling hub for both visitors and locals alike. Public art, in the form of sculpture, will enhance the area further and underlines council's commitment and support for the city's thriving arts scene."

 

"We are hoping that the event will attract a large number of entries from across the country and internationally. Over time we will create a significant body of work that will become a visitor attraction in its own right and have international significance."

 

The riverside walkway and Somme Parade shared pathway are on the western bank of the Whanganui River between Whanganui City Bridge and Dublin Street Bridge. Details of the location can be found at www.maps.google.co.nz. For further information about the riverfront area visit www.wanganui.govt.nz.

 

Written submissions should describe the conceptual intent of the proposed work, dimensions, proposed materials, engineering requirements and calculations. Scaled concept drawings and a maquette of the proposed work should also be included. An up-to-date portfolio is also desirable.

 

Proposals should be sent or delivered to Don Hunter, Sculpture Wanganui 2010,

Wanganui District Council, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui, New Zealand. For further details about the competition contact Don Hunter, Arts Coordinator, email don.hunter@wanganui.govt.nz, phone 06 349 0001 ext 8415, mob 027 289 6479.

 

Proposals must be received no later than midday on Friday, 16 April 2010.

 

ENDS

What's on Dunedin Exhibitions Feb-March 2010

13 February 2010

 

RE-FIBRA: Contemporary Textile - A Dialogue between New Zealand & Sweden

 

Blue Oyster Art Project Space, Dunedin

Feb 23-Mar 20

 

 

 

Neil Dawson

 

Millford Galleries, Dunedin

27 March to 21 April

 


 

Morgan Jones, New Work,

 

Monumental Gallery, Dunedin

Feb 12-Mar 27

Matt Pine's Pole Piece revisited

14 January 2010

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Matt Pine's Pole Piece, 1979
Photo: Gary Blackman

Matt Pine's Pole Piece is a sculptural construction with an odd purpose - to make a hunk of clay look interesting. The photographs show the construction in place under the overhang of the home of Margery and Gary Blackman in Maori Hill, Dunedin.

 

 

The two-storeyed timber house was designed by architect Ted McCoy and built in 1966. The post and beam construction left much of the clay at the main entry site exposed. The Blackmans toyed with ideas for 'improving' the area, perhaps with a water feature, but in the event they left it alone, deciding that the raw clay was in keeping with the brutalist architectural character of the off-form concrete of the basement.

 

In 1979, they invited Matt Pine, that year the Frances Hodgkins Fellow at Otago University, to visit their home: Gary had taken photographs in Matt's studio. During the visit Gary asked Matt whether he could make the hunk of clay at the entrance look interesting. Matt said he would have a go, and came back with a drawing. The idea was to suspend a telegraph pole at an angle above and parallel to the slope of the clay. The pole would look as if it was emerging from the concrete wall at the back. The angled suspension cord would articulate the space.

 

 

Matt got the materials, which included the pole, a length of 6 by 6 inch timber, galvanised hardware and a length of cord. Gary agreed to dig the square hole in the clay to firmly hold the square length of timber vertically. The lower end of the pole was suspended by the cord running through a pulley fixed to a beam above the entry door. The other end of the cord was anchored by a turnbuckle to the timber stair wall and was passed horizontally through a hole in the upper part of the pole to a pulley on the 6 by 6 timber piece and from there at an angle up to the beam pulley. The arrangement shows in the photographs. Not visible is a steel rod driven into the clay that supports the upper part of the pole. The rod acting as a pivot allows the pole to swing from the pulley on the beam.

 

 

Last year Pole Piece was 30 years old and though sheltered from rain, metal items had rusted and the cord was looking tatty. Gary considered replacing them, possibly with marine stainless steel items. During a visit to the house in 2009, Stephen Mulqueen agreed it was justified. He believed Matt would approve. Stephen offered to do the job and he and Gary scouted round for suitable replacements. The pulleys they chose were galvanised like the originals, but the other items were all stainless steel including the cable replacing the cord. The photographs are of the refurbished installation. One question remains. What will happen to this Matt Pine sculpture when Margery and Gary decide to vacate the house?

Gary Blackman, 14 January 2010


Frances Hodgkins Fellow 1979

 

 

 

Matt Pine's Pole Piece, 1979. Detail.

Photo: Gary Blackman

    

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Russell Beck Sculpture at Eastern Southland Art Gallery Gore

19 December 2009

Russell Beck Forces of the Land
 
until January 24, 2010
 
Eastern Southland Art Gallery, Gore
hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4:30pm, Sat & Sun 1pm-4pm
 
A survey exhibition spanning more than 40 years of sculpture and carving
 
 

Russell recalls that his interest in Murihiku Maori culture began before he chose a museum career in his mid-twenties, and that it has strengthened throughout his life. Maori stories and abstract design - particularly that of anchor stones - often inform his stone carving. But there is also a pared back elemental, organic simplicity that puts you in mind of the work of the great Romanian/French sculptor Constantin Brancusi. So it is too with the beautifully simple, curvaceous pieces modelled on fish, bird and other animal forms; seemingly abstract sculptures that beg to be touched, nestle in the viewers hands, but still convey the essence of the animal. Quite recently he has taken to casting from these forms in stainless steel and ppolishing them them to a mirror like surface. Whether hard hyper-polished stainless steel or satin-honed stone, these are immensely sensual, tactile pieces.

Extract from; T.L. Rodney Wilson, Forces of the Land catalogue. 2009.

Ann Robinson glass artist at Milford Galleries 13 Nov- 14 Dec

5 November 2009

Ann Robinson is New Zealand's most significant glass artist.  In depth knowledge, extraordinary skill and perseverance are only three of the many qualities that make this statement indisputable.  With an international Lifetime Achievement Award and a major commission for the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell (just installed on October 11th), Milford Galleries Dunedin now presents Robinson's first ever solo exhibition in the

Ann Robinson

'Celebrating the Recession'

 

Preview - Artist will be present

5:30pm Friday 13th November

 

Artist Talk

11:30am Saturday 14th November

 

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14th November - 14th December

Film by Stefan Romer discussing conceptual art at DPAG Sunday

4 November 2009

This weekend at the DPAG

 
Sun 8 November at 3pm Conceptual Paradise: There is a Place for Sophistication a Stefan Römer film which features some of the most interesting and dynamic artists and art theorists alive today - including Vito Acconci, John Baldessari, Victor Burgin, Yoko Ono, Andrea Fraser and many others - a diversity of voices discussing conceptual art. Not to be missed

Helen Back, Sue Syme, and Donna Demente- Artists Room show

15 October 2009

'NOCTURNE'a joint show at The Artists Room
Opens Saturday the 17th October and will run until the end of the month.....
 with Helen Back, Sue Syme, and Donna Demente
Donna will also exhibit her 'masks' which are sculptured three-dimensional wall pieces - one in paper Mache and two others in plaster.
 
 
2 Dowling Street
Dunedin
www.theartists room.co.nz
 
 
 

Callum Arnold & Hannah Kidd @ Milford Galleries Oct.- Nov.

9 October 2009

 

Callum Arnold

'Simulations'

&

Hannah Kidd

'Antarctica and Other Adventures'

 

Opening

5:30pm Friday 16th October

 

Artist Talks

11am Saturday 17th October

 

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17th October - 11th November

To view more works and information about these exhibitions click on the images or click here - Callum Arnold  or  Hannah Kidd

 

 

Confidence, technical mastery and individuality are traits that Hannah Kidd and Callum Arnold share.  These two artists are in the national spotlight having risen to prominence within New Zealand and internationally.

 

For this much anticipated exhibition, Milford Galleries will be hosting a Friday evening opening.  Please join us to meet the artists and preview their work.  Both artists will also be giving floor talks on Saturday morning starting at 11am.