Whether in hard-edged abstraction
or figuration, Chris Heaphy reconciles things Maori and Pakeha in a
practice that crosses painting with various interdisciplinary projects.
The inquiring & gently persuasive eye of Anne Noble drives photography that is intensely prsonal and full of the scrutiny of committed visual research.
Whether it be operating theatres
or museum storerooms, Neil Pardington (Kai Tahu, Clan Cameron) dissects
the visual with a beautiful and clinical efficiency.
".....................dreaming of fire Chasing a Raven over your thigh..." The practice of painter and poet John Pule is increasingly recognised across Australasia and Europe.
The painter as manufacturer of a
brand, be it based around ethnicity or a more personal stylistic
signature, has long been territory staked out by Heather Straka.
"How do we as individuals stand
before the institutions of society?" The mesmerising artists'
collaborative et al. occasionally shed light on this and other grand
questions.