Feathered Masters - Linda MacIntyre

Walrus Gallery presents

FEATHERED MASTERS

An exhibition of artworks
by
LINDA MACINTYRE

Showing 12 July-12 September 2013.
9am-5pm Tues-Friday
10am-2pm Sat

Linda MacIntyre will be at the gallery to welcome visitors
Saturday 13th July
11am -2pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

We are thrilled to announce Linda MacIntyre's debut exhibition here at the Walrus Gallery in Wellington. Corner of Taranaki & Jessie Streets.

'A Flight of Fancy or a Serious Plight'

Feathered Masters is an exhibition by Christchurch based artist Linda MacIntyre.
MacIntyre was born and raised here in Wellington where she studied Graphic Design and begun her Graphic career.
Later when travelling the world she worked as an Art Director or Graphic Designer in Advertising Agencies & Design Groups. After her travels abroad MacIntyre decided to settle in Christchurch with her husband to bring up her two daughters.

Over the past few years many galleries in Christchurch have suffered, driving Christchurch based artists away, searching further a field for a place to present their work.
"With our City here in disarray, people are still trying to get their lives back on track & spending money on art works is not a particular priority for them and so I started approaching galleries in Wellington."

After having survived the impact of the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes. MacIntyre has now focused her efforts on sharing with the public, other New Zealanders plights.
This exhibition has been named Feathered Masters and is about MacIntyre's interest and awareness of the plight of our wild bird life here in New Zealand.
"I feel strongly about fighting & protecting the last refuges that are struggling to survive here. By depicting them in their own environment, be it in treetops, hidden away on the forest floor or in isolated inhospitable valleys, by attempting to capture each little vital personality on canvas, I hope to attract attention to a unique part of world biodiversity right here in Aotearoa. I can only wish that my "Feathered Masters" will speak for themselves! Seen as a series of 12 pictures, the classic masters' portraits take on a new look, relating to a modern, Kiwi attitude. I believe our unique New Zealand bird life rates with the best anywhere on the planet - that they are “masters in their own right!”

With this Exhibition MacIntyre is reaching out to fellow New Zealanders, to urge them to look again at our birds, reconsider their unique personalities and even have a smile or two at how they can relate to old masters' portraits & their personal characteristics. After all we all share similarities with our feathered friends of the forest!
With “Feathered Masters” MacIntyre has created a quirky, different look at matching our unique New Zealand bird personalities, with iconic old masters' portraits.

There will be 12 oil paintings each 51cm x 71cm.
Prices $1,200 each

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