Mind The Gap –Paintings and Photography

Mind The Gap –Paintings and Photography by Morag Stokes

Showing in the spacious gallery of St. James Theatre in downtown Wellington, Mind The Gap is an exhibition in which Morag Stokes brings together her different styles and mediums of work. Her paintings fall into two main categories, ‘drag’ paintings and ‘text’ paintings, according to the different processes involved. Essentially abstract works, they have in common the removal of wet paint from a surface resulting in a work which is developed from the residues of paint left behind – a kind of ‘unpainting’.

In the case of the text paintings, words or phrases are scooped out of layers of paint until they have no literal meaning. They are transformed into complex surface patterns unique to the words used. With the drag paintings, applied paint is dragged over a variety of surfaces resulting in works which often rely on linear relationships.

Digitally manipulated photographic works also feature in the exhibition, further emphasising Morag’s interests in pattern generation.

All works are for sale by contacting the artist directly at moragstokes@paradise.net.nz .

Venue: First Floor Gallery, St James Theatre, 77/87 Courtenay Place, Wellington
Dates: Open daily from 6th – 21st September 2009

Further information:
www.stokes.net.nz
www.stjames.co.nz

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