Artist Louis Mikaere has created a body of work inspired by Te Ao Maori and the stories that have been passed down by our ancestors. He believes that these stories have the lessons and metaphors to better understand ourselves and the world we live in. In western society Pakiwaitara often get categorised as myths and legends however to us as Tangata whenua these stories are imperative to us as people of the land and more!
Mauri Ora!
Ceramic Artist Peter Rumble, takes a swipe at (almost) everything that riles him. If non-PC isn't your cuppa tea, visit Te Papa instead!
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This exhibition comes from admiration of Nature. It gives us everything we need, and we should care more about our Nature, to pay it back.
Of Natalia's artwork, people have said " Your paintings reflect joy and the healing energy".
Nine Wellington artists combine to bring you a wintery collection of newly crafted items and artworks. The vibe is ethereal, beastly, wintry and wistful, bringing fantastical artwork and an occult vibe to the year’s darkest days. Signature scents will be molten beeswax, petrichor, cooling lava flows and leather.
Exhibitors; Rebecca Hawkes, Gemma Proebst (Exomoprh), Thorn Richards, Isobel Te Aho-White, Jess Stab (Hex), Darcy Woods, Sonja Howard, Chimera and Pepper Raccoon, working in a wide range of media but brought together by their inventive otherworldly art.
Artists - Freedman White, Charlotte Hird, Ben Dellabarca, Sam Balzer, Jerome Moo, Amit Dutta, Nick Cattell, Brenton Cottman, Harris Gebbie, Mary Guo, Nathan Tucker, Tatiana Krayushkina, Stephen Njoto and Tri Phan
There will be artists Involved in the exhibition present at all times, and many will be painting. Feel free to come along and ask any questions you might have.
My artwork I think stems from a subconscious place that always makes more sense than the waking world. It is a pendulum swing of dark and disturbing to whimsical and joyful. My art is not necessarily bunched together in concepts. It is rather autonomous, each piece having its own story. What that story is, is up to the viewer...and the artist.
This exhibition is the culmination of a year-long drawing project. The artist's goal for 2021 was to make a small A6 ink drawing of the world around them.
"The sameness of the everyday also reveals shifts in the everyday. Far from being repetitive, each drawing reveals nuances in mood, atmosphere, artistic interpretation. The days I didn't draw are also revealing, the blank page is a question mark."
For the duration of the exhibition the artist will be making drawings of the gallery space, bringing the project to completion with an 'in situ', interactive experience.
Organic, pure abstraction using various media. Mainly drawn and painted but some 3-D collage. Some artworks presented on fabric. Artworks created as both improvisations and compositions. Compositions generally bases on a composition of improvisations. Waiting to be enjoyed and interpreted. Waiting to see what you see. "Waiting For The Shape I'm In".
You are invited to join Hudson for the following events and workshops:
Thursday, 6:00pm - 7:30pm Open Poetry Reading
Saturday, 4:00pm - 5:15pm Open Poetry Reading
Pepper Raccoon's first solo exhibition features works in a variety of mediums, exploring themes of nature, magic, and what happens when the natural world evolves beyond what we expect or imagine.
Her works feature gilded creatures, touched by magic, as well as artifacts, plants, and objects that tie into her imagined world.
As a creator of artist-designed merch and prints, Pepper will also be popping-up her online store in the space during the week. Come by and view the work, shop the wares, and chat with the artist any time during open hours!
This show will be a selection of hand crafted wooden items from our furniture makers, green woodworkers, carvers and wood turners. This includes small woodwork items. We also have painted and sculptural work displayed, from invited local artists.
Demonstration workshops will sometimes be held around lunchtime and in the evening; these vary from turning wood on a lathe, creating wood carving, and Geen wood-workers forming items on a pole lathe.