Tony Bond, Spaciphic Object #1 – 13, 2018–2019, acrylic, aluminium, silicon, and acrylic. PGgallery192, 192 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch 8013 21 May-14 June 2019
You only need to look at the titles that Tony Bond has given to the objects in Punt, to know that this is an invitation to a unique encounter with a room full of visual conundrums. Collectively labeled as ‘Spaciphic’ objects (numbered 1 to 13), Bond’s pun on ‘specific,’ holds the promise of an actual reality, but it is one that the artist purposefully side-steps on delivering - the closer you get to resolving them, the more you are held at arm's length.
A new body of works by Tony Bond sees the artist shift his attention from the modest scale of previous ceramics objects to larger "industrial" works in aluminium and silicon. Keep Reading
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Visual Arts
Christchurch
Spontaneous Intentionality presents new and existing work from the 2019 University of Canterbury Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies Artist in Residence Tuafale Tanoa’i. Keep Reading
Art BeatSat 05 Oct 2019, 12:00 am
Free Entry Event
Christchurch
Local and internationally renowned artists will bring a sense of solidity and location during this year’s six-week Season in central Christchurch. Keep Reading
Art BeatSat 25 May 2019, 10:00 am
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Christchurch
Sponsorship from Heather and Neville Brown supports SCAPE Public Art with a gallery space to exhibit and the work of artists from SCAPE's programme with commissions from sales going towards its public art commissions and events. Keep Reading
Print-maker and installation artist Fiona Van Oyen still has a great deal still to say about place as a defining symbol and indicator of self and belonging. Keep Reading
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Art BeatSat 15 Jun 2019, 03:00 pm
Weaving
Oxford
Soul Sistas Public programs supported by Te Puna K
Arts in Oxford is excited to present our show for Matariki the Māori New Year and the winter season of Takarua with the exhibition: Soul Sistas: Nine Māori Women Artists. An exhibition of customary and contemporary art forms such as rāranga weaving, painting and object art. Keep Reading
The concern for continuation and survival gave rise to the title ‘Tipping Point’ (2019) for printmaker Denise Copland’s exhibition at the Chambers Gallery, Christchurch, May 28th - 15th June. Keep Reading
Zina Swanson’s ceramics and works on paper are the subject of an installation-based exhibition at the Jonathan Smart Gallery, developed during her time as the recipient of the Grace Butler Memorial Foundation Award at Ara residency Keep Reading
Edwards + Johann spent time in 2018 building a close relationship with Whakaari/White Island. As the inaugural artists of Whakatane Museum’s Volcanic Artist Residency, the duo visited Whakatane in April and October, travelling to the active volcano of White Island. While exploring the perilous nature of this site, the artists were exposed to the pr Keep Reading