June 27 - July 26, 2025
Osmosis - installation view
Osmosis - installation view
Osmosis - installation view
Osmosis - installation view
Osmosis - installation view
About Stacey Turner there is much I could say. His exhibition title Osmosis suggests a change of states, or in this case, a fluidity from drawing into painting, between figure and ground, and from the formal qualities of a single brushstroke to the majesty of something much bigger and expressive. Turner talks of tension and release. I see stasis, dance and flickering moments of concentration in a field of rhythmic, intuitive mark-making.
Colour is seasonal and fluoro, culture and nature both in the mix. Stacey is part Pakeha and part Ngapuhi. He is a graduate of the Canterbury University School of Fine Arts, and this, his first project for Jonathan Smart Gallery, is outstanding. It feels both transformative and utterly grounded. Welcome, man.
JS
Selected works
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Installing...
Jonathan and Stacey installing Karehu in the back gallery
2025
acrylic on linen
1500 x 1200mm
Exhibited in
Osmosis
2025
acrylic on linen
1500 x 1200mm
Exhibited in
Osmosis
2025
acrylic on linen
1500 x 1200mm
Exhibited in
Osmosis
2025
acrylic on linen
300 x 240mm
Exhibited in
Osmosis
2025
acrylic on aluminium
500 x 500mm
Exhibited in
Osmosis
2025
acrylic on aluminium
500 x 500mm
Exhibited in
Osmosis
2025
acrylic on canvas
400 x 300mm
Exhibited in
Osmosis
2025
acrylic on linen
400 x 500mm
Exhibited in
Osmosis