Decomposition
2014
900mm x 1220mm
Medium: Horizontality, painting, low relief
Materials: Beeswax, damar resin, cardboard, oil paint, acrylic paint, polythene, polyurethane, enamel, wood, steel, bolts
Decomposition was made during my journey through the study of contemporary art from the early 1900’s until now. Resolving post-modern art today came to me from the understanding that the elimination of traditional conventions in art making has occured progressively over the past 100 years. I began making works considering the process of working on a horizontal axis opposed to a vertical easel painting, wanting to explore the motion of pouring paints and hot wax onto the floor. Cutting out created transparent space and exposed the support (wall) behind the work, also including the support as part of the work. The pictorial gesture of the support alters in tonal depth depending on the light source, this in turn alters the visual effect of the work. Colour and tone change depending on the time of day or remain static if studio lit. Material quality is also important in my works, the visual sense of wax includes things like illumination, transparency and it’s long archival property. By mixing beeswax with resin and oil paint a durable and semi opaque new material emerged and has become the basis for my future artworks.
For Sale $1200
Available to view at:
Footloose Shoes Tauranga
43 Spring Street
Tauranga
Bay of Plenty
NEW ZEALAND
Opening Hours:
9.00 am - 5.00 pm
9.00 am - 4.00pm Sat
07-579 6314
Pukehinahina
2014
Medium: Horizontality/Painting
Materials: Beeswax, damar resin, oil paint, dirt, acrylic, wood, screws, wire
600mm x 600mm x 52mm
This work represents the great battle fought at Pukehinahina (The Battle of Gate Pa, Tauranga) on the 29th of April 1864. Around 1700 British soldiers are represented with blue/grey wool some covered in wax, oil and dirt, illustrating the wet and muddy conditions of the battle and 235 Maori warriors are entrenched into the ground of the artwork, drilled and sealed in wax, oil and dirt. The war marked the beginning of trench warfare and was imitated during WW1 and WW2, and also with the following battle at Te Ranga (Pyes Pa) in Tauranga, an end to New Zealand land wars.
For Sale $1500
Available to view at:
Oceanside Homes Lockwood
26 Tatahi Cove (off Domain Rd)
Papamoa
Bay of Plenty
NEW ZEALAND
Opening Hours:
9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Phone: 07 572 1865
Pukehinahina and Te Ranga
2014
SOLD
The angels and saints consider Borghese
2012
SOLD
Milk and Honey
2013
26 x 13 x 2 cm
Plaster, acrylic, polyurathane on wool
For Sale $450 NZD