April 21, 2006
Fighting over the scraps
I bought a painting! “Land Rights” It’s by Jason Hicks, a Wellington artist, but I actually bought it from a gallery in Rotorua. They had a few of his works, and I really liked them all. His paintings have a very strong NZ feel, without being too gloomy. He seems to be another being exploring Maoritanga/biculturalism from a Pakeha perspective, so I can relate to his work on that level. I think, if you’re buying art, it has to be something you won’t get sick of looking at, year after year. I think this piece has enough to keep me going.
Posted by Fionnaigh at April 21, 2006 11:17 PM | TrackBack
Hi Fionnaigh. I still can't see a comment that seems to have already been made on this, but I'll look again another day. Now that I've seen this painting, you may want to check out Pippa Sanderson's work, too. She's a Wellington artist, teaches up at Massey, shows at Idiom Gallery pretty regularly (one of the 2 guys who runs it, Mark, is her ex) - she has some paintings with creatures wearing masks too.
Posted by: Pamela at April 23, 2006 09:45 PM