Art And The Weather - A New Exhibition Opens
Art And The Weather - A New Exhibition Opens At Te Papa
MEDIA RELEASE
Experiencing Turbulence
Art and
the weather | Ngä toi o te rangi
open now at Te Papa
today
Experiencing Turbulence is a select exhibition
offering an insight into how visual artists respond to
conditions created by the weather and other natural forces.
The works, which include paintings, photographs, and a video
installation, span the last 120 years. Artists include Colin
McCahon, Petrus van der Velden, Natalie Robertson, and Anne
Noble.
Some of the works use weather to directly represent a mood or state, while others convey more subtly the reflection of human experience in natural forces. Other works reflect the spiritual meaning that weather holds for many artists.
Experiencing Turbulence is on now in the Ilott Centre. The exhibition runs until mid August and admission is free.
List of Works Mountain Pass with Rider, 1881, John Gully
Otira Gorge, about 1893, Petrus van der Velden
Storm Brewing, 1905, Raymond McIntyre
The Gorge above Pipiriki, 1982, Anne Noble
Here Me O South Wind, 1977, Colin McCahon
Weatherscape (Mataatua), 2000, Natalie Robertson
Linear Aspect, 1969, Brent Wong
Necessary Protection, 1971, Colin McCahon
Chinese Takeaways, 1979, Laurence Aberhart Contact Vicki Connor Manager, Communications 04 381 7083, 029 601 0180
Vicki Connor Manager, Communications Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa phone 04 381 7083 fax 04 381 7080 029 601 0180 vickic@tepapa.govt.nz