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REMUERA GALLERY
SPROUT “The seeds had sprouted, the tender insignificant sprouts had hardened, they grew larger and larger and by and by a steady but imperceptible pressure forced the great stones apart...” — Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad The Remuera Gallery is proud to present SPROUT — an exhibition of contemporary paintings, sculptures and drawings by the Medal Artists NZ (MANZ) group.
sculptures of Fiona Garlick, Marte Szirmay and Jim Wheeler; yet artists such as Bill Hayes take a more conceptual approach.
The exhibition will feature small sculptures and paintings referring to the medallic tradition in various ways – consideration of the circle, obverse/ reverse, the hand-held, and works that are particularly perceptible to the sense of touch.
Investigating complexities of scale, time and potential through the mediums of bronze, stone, plastic and paint, SPROUT artworks draw analogies between the sprouts of a plant and human capacity for development. Terry Stringer’s ATE TEA EAT depicts the artist as a young boy transforming into the shape of a hand – implying the possibility of a budding future.
SPROUT is rendered quite literally in Marian Fountain’s Potent Patent, or in the
Garry Nash’s handblown glass vases and Mary McIntyre’s intimate circular paintings
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Jane Simcock
Interior Monologue (detail), 2014. Oil on canvas.
Coming Of Age
Preview: Thurs 5 June 6.30pm Exhibition: Fri 6 June – Wed 25 June 11am–5pm Tues–Sat 10 Ponsonby Rd, Auckland www.blackasterisk.co.nz
express the way we are flourishing; while Frances Battersby’s Blastano explores the way we are being systematically reduced. SPROUT also expresses concerns about current environmental issues, seed copyright and habitat decline. An exhibition not to be missed!
Remuera Gallery 360 Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland 09 524 7403 www.remuera-gallery.co.nz