Artist, Kira Aleksandrova works predominantly in watercolour, actively embracing the spontaneity and unpredictability of the medium, and Ian Macleod is influenced by abstract expressionism, his interest in capturing movement and energy, created in predominantly small works in acrylic and mixed media.
Kira Aleksandrova was born in Russia, where she trained in art. Despite this education, painting remained a hobby until she moved to Diamond Harbour two years ago, where she became re-immersed in her arts practice. Aleksandrova now primarily works in watercolour, with some acrylic, and is a member of the Stoddart Cottage Artisans. New Zealand-born, Ian Macleod has long pursued art as his main hobby.
Well-travelled, he finds his themes in the world around him: from geographic maps to reflections of light. Within his work, the quest for harmonious compositional solutions is his greatest passion. Aleksandrova and Macleod are partners, who in recent years have exhibited their work at the First Steps exhibition at Linwood Arts Eastside Gallery exhibition and its Mini-Gallery, as well as locally in Diamond Harbour. This is their first exhibition at Stoddart Cottage.
DETAILS
Kira Aleksandrova and Ian Macleod
Look Closer
Stoddart Cottage Gallery, 2 Waipapa Avenue
Diamond Harbour
Friday-Sunday, plus most public holidays, 10am-4pm
3 – 26 June 2022
IMAGE
2. Ian Macleod, BASSON, 2022, mixed media