Reece Tong, Pauline Johns, ANge Lee & Nico Madill

Reece Tong, Pauline Johns, ANge Lee & Nico Madill 31 Jul-15 Sep 09

WHAT: Solo exhibitions …
Reece Tong - Soup Kitchen ‘Wellington Landmarks’ Pauline Johns - Crazy Critters
Angelina Lee - Windows
Nico Madill - Some time spent in Heaven

WHEN:
31st July – 15 August 2009

WHERE:
ROAR! Gallery
55 Abel Smith St
Level 1 (above Real Groovy)
WELLINGTON

Reece Tong – Soup Kitchen ‘Wellington Landmarks’
On the heals of being one of nine artists representing New Zealand at the 2009 New York Outsider Art Fair, Reece Tong’s exhibition Soup Kitchen ‘Wellington Landmarks’
showcases some of the work he has been creating since moving into Pablos Art Studios earlier this year.

Reece’s approach of simplifying and paring back objects and places, converting the 3D into a flattened 2D perspective, means he creates paintings with a primal graphic essence. His paintings are like maps of events or places, where he gives the viewer a topographical view into what he has experienced.

Reece’s use of text adds a further graphic element as the letters become individual symbols - working into the overall composition. Soup Kitchen ‘Wellington Landmarks’ is an exciting new body of work where Reece returns to using colour in his paintings. Objects are given new personalities through colour labelling such as a yellow telephone, red car park, or green radio.

Pauline Johns – Crazy Critters

Motivated by coffee and other imaginative people, Pauline Johns presents her first solo exhibition - Crazy Critters.

“I feel as if I’ve been channelled from some ancient hippopotamus or dinosaur. These Crazy Critters have a life of their own, growing from a little family into a community. If I don’t stop myself they will grow and take over Wellington, and who knows … the world?”

Having worked as a bone carver where she tried out different media like mother of pearl, whale bone, ebony, shell and even old fence posts, Pauline has created a tribe of ceramic mythological animals, each with their own name and personality, “I feel at best when I’m getting my hands dirty and making 3-D pieces. It transfixes me to another world…a world where I can spend hours”.

Angelina Lee - Windows

Having exhibited in Japan and New Zealand, Angelina Lee’s abstract paintings are influenced by her interest in Eastern philosophy, universal symbols and quantum physics. Her paintings explore the unseen; the subconscious and the sub-atomic are constant references.

She lives and works near the south coast of Wellington, and suspects the expansive views of the Orongorongo Range and Cook Strait have also influenced her work.

Nico Madill – Some time spent in Heaven

Dunedin artist Nico Madill didn’t want to go to art school. Instead he opted to coach himself through various forms of creative expression... with the results being on show (for the first time Wellington) in Some time spent in Heaven. Nico is a big advocate for leaving some elements in his work up to chance saying, “I work primarily in collage using easy to find materials like discarded cardboard, bits of thrown out board, frames from second hand shops and colouring in pencils”.

So come and get your fix of great new art.
Join us for the Opening Celebrations on Thursday,
31st July 2009 from 5 -7 pm.

ROAR! gallery is a vibrant gallery which aims to support and promote Outsider Art. Its focus is not to define this term but to be open to those who feel connected to an art making approach which is unique, honest, compelling and about a persons total connection with their creativity, uninfluenced by external restrictions and conventions. We're proud to bring you this thrilling combination of talent and awareness.

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