Images from the exhibition - what you can expect

February 5th, 2009 by admin

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Graham Bennett triggers the question: who, when and where are we?

January 28th, 2009 by admin

T.R.I.G - how near, how far?

In typical fashion, Graham Bennett looks to challenge what balance means in our lives, the actions and relationships with the earth and with others.

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Jeff Thomson’s - Water-tank

January 23rd, 2009 by Kirstein

Inspired by a boat sinking he witnessed while participating in Sculpture on the Gulf 2007 Thomson has steadily been working on Water-tank, an interactive and exciting addition to headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF 2009.

To experience this well known artists look at an imaginary underwater world come visit headland from 23 January – 15 February where you will see this huge tank filled to the brim where commonly-found materials will take on quite different meanings when placed in an unusual underewater environment.

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Louise Purvis - Dispensary

January 23rd, 2009 by Kirstein

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How to make the most of headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF

January 14th, 2009 by admin

Some people have asked me what’s the best way to see headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF?

So here are a few tips:

Getting There: Take Fullers passenger ferry from downtown Auckland or Waiheke Shipping’s car ferry from Half Moon Bay to Waiheke. Buses connect to and from the passenger ferry.

Slip, Slop, Slap - Ladies and gentlemen, wear sunscreen. It’s New Zealand in the height of summer - enough said!

Confortable Shoes - You will be walking around 2km, the last thing you want is poor footwear, sprained ankles, blisters, again enough said.

Water - Drinks will be availible from the end of the walkway. Water and soft dring during the day, beer and wine in the evenings. However on a hot day, you’ll really appreciate having a bottle of water right there on the track with you.

Allow Plenty of Time - You’ll be captivated by the sculptures and find yourself spending time examining them from all angles. Take your time, remember, it’s Waiheke Island - What’s the rush?

Take a Camera! You’re about to see 26 spectacular sculpture from some of New Zealand’s leading artists, along one of the most picturesque coastline in the Auckland region. Take some photos - remember, these sculpture’s are only on display between January 22nd and February 15th 2009. To ensure you get some great shots - check this out - Oh, and when you’ve got your great photos, feel free to share them with us!

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Artist Profile - Jeff Thomson

January 6th, 2009 by admin

Jeff Thomson is unquestionable one of New Zealand’s most popular contemporary artists. However, this is not suprising as his work with corrugated iron certainly holds historical connotations to the country’s cultural identity. This, and his quirky almost comical use of the media, lends itself to the nation’s sense of humour.

Thomson was born in Auckland in 1957, and attended the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland from 1978 to 1981. He went on to receive a Diploma of Teaching in 1982 and taught secondary school for four years, but later turned to sculpting full time.

His works are unmistakable. Take for example, the Holden HQ station wagon at Te Papa, and the Gumboot in Taihape [pictured ]. Thomson has been Artist in Residence at several establishments, including Sergeant Gallery in Whanganui and University of Otago in Dunedin. He has also featured in a number of outdoor sculptural exhibitions, including each of the past headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF exhibitions. His works are picture below: (more…)

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Artist Profile - Charlotte Fisher

January 2nd, 2009 by admin

Whangarei–born Charlotte Fisher is a graduate of Auckland University’s Elam School of Fine Arts. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1980 at Auckland University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1989 at Elam.

Fisher lives and works as a practising sculptor in Auckland, exhibiting regularly and contributing works to public and private collections around the country. In August 1998 the Whangarei Art Museum mounted a survey exhibition of her work. Following this, she was involved with Sculpture 2001, a millennium project aimed at installing eight new sculptures in the Auckland Domain grounds. Her work Arc was completed in December 2004 and is situated on Centennial Walkway.

Fisher creates her organic, abstract forms with bought, salvaged or donated demolition or recycled wood combined with found natural objects. The resulting works are simple, primitivistic explorations of form, scale and solidity.

Charlotte is returning to headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF for the second time. Her 2007 work, The Sea Around Us: Hole, Slot, Bearing, Sighting, Slit 2007 is pictured above.

Bio courtesy of Art Associates:

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Artist Profile - Paul Cullen

December 28th, 2008 by admin

Paul Cullen was born in Te Awamutu in 1949. He attended the University of Auckland and graduated with a B.Sc. in 1971, before continueing on to study Fine Arts at Canterbury University, where he completed a Diploma of Fine Arts with Honours in Sculpture.

In 1975 Cullen held his first solo exhibition at the Centre Gallery Christchurch and was a finalist in the Hansells Sculpture Awards, held in Masterton at the Wairapa Arts Centre. Since then he has exhibited throughout New Zealand and internationally, including Avize, France, in 1996 as the recipient of the Moet et Chandon Artist fellowship.

In 2000 Cullen completed his MFA (1st Class Honours) at Auckland University. In 2002, he received a MIT Research grant to attend Documenta 11 in Kassel, and Manifesta 4 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was also selected as a Judge of the NZILA Biennial National Landscape Awards.

Paul Cullen featured in the very first headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF exhibition in 2003 with ‘Observatory” [pictured]. Most recently Paul has bacame a  Senior Lecturer in Visual Arts, at AUT University, Auckland.

Bio adapted from content from http://www.artagent.co.nz/paulcullenintro.htm

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