Day Tripper

On Now

17 - 23 AUGUST 2009

 
Day Tripper

Andy Grieve

Opening 5.30pm – 8.00pm Monday 17 August.

Open daily 11.00am – 7.00pm.

Andy continues his exploration of the Wellington landscape with his new exhibit of paintings “Day Tripper”. Andy has drawn his inspiration from the south-eastern end of the Number 14 bus route, meandering its way from the city over Roseneath, down through Hataitai around to Kilbirnie.

These paintings focus on the contrasting and interactive relationships between manmade and natural elements of the physical urban environment. The stark flatness and straight lines of manmade elements verse the free form rich textures of nature. The works also explore how manmade and natural elements begin to reflect each other.

Taking this same physical environment Andy examines what impact psychological factors have on our interpretation of how we view what is around us. Exploring the meaning that can be drawn from the environment and how the environment can be used as a vehicle to convey our emotions and thoughts.

www.andygrieveartist.com

Up Next

24 - 30 AUGUST 2009

MORE ALCHEMY, MORE PLAY

Graeme Thompson

Opening 5.30pm Monday 24 August.

Exhibition open Tuesday - Friday 12.30 - 7.00pm, Saturday - Sunday 10.00am - 7.00pm or by appointment -

Graeme Thompson returns to Thistle Hall Gallery for his second solo show of found-object and toy-based assemblage and sculpture, a follow-on to his ‘The Alchemy of Play’ last June.

"This is the first time, in a long time, I have left an exhibition gallery feeling enchanted."

('The Alchemy of Play' viewer comment)

Heavily influenced by Jungian psychology, especially Jung's work on alchemy, Graeme again explores play as a metaphor for art, the search for meaning, and the nature of reality.

His works feature a deeply entertaining and mordant wit that plunges into the depths of the metaphysical, absurdist and surrealist possibilities of toys and play.

Featuring in the exhibition will be more works from his popular 'The Aristocrats' series of porcelain figurines of amputee 18th Century nobility with robotic limbs and prosthetic weapons of mass destruction, that return in all their gaudy and sinister glory (Hurrah!).

Also featuring is the premiere work - 'Words Don't Come Easy' - in a new series about language, communication, representation, and meaning. Just how many Scrabble sets does this man have, anyway?

Plus, more absurdist and surrealist assemblage and sculpture to amuse, entertain and provoke, than the viewer can shake a rubber mongoose at... unless they already have a rubber mongoose... in which case a concrete banana will do just as well.

Please see http://www.thistlehall.org.nz for more information

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