Artist Profile - Jeff Thomson
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:
Jeff Thomson - Float - 2007
Jeff Thomson - Contour - 2005
Jeff Thomson - Waiheke Show Home - 2003
For further reading try:
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/sculpture/artists/jeff_thomson.shtml
http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issue100/thomson.htm
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