:art space
Art
Space
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Emma Hack
Treasured Tiles
Emma Hack's latest series, 'Treasured Tiles' was inspired by her recent travels
throughout Spain and Portugal and featured the bright, repetitive designs of these
countries, from the facades of Moorish Castles, to the plaza's, shop-fronts and
humble lodgings of some locals. These new works present the truly masterful technique that is Emma Hack.
Rosanne Croucher
Artist statement
Sian Torrington
Your abandoned movement has
opened a new room in me
Sian Torrington's 'Your abandoned movement has opened a new room in me'
wrapped and entwined one of Parnell's iconic
trees, as the Wellington artist explored how
we create open and yet private spaces to
protect and encourage queer intimacy, identity and play.
The sculpture inhabited the tree for four
weeks, forming a kind of human nest; a shelter which rests, holding onto a tree. Buffeted
by the weather, it revealed its raggedness at
the same time as its beauty. Built in various
directions, with pockets, platforms and a
myriad of spaces, it explored how we are
presenting and finding space for identity at
the same time we are creating and living it.
Hamilton Operatic Society
Hairspray
It's 1962, and pleasantly plump Baltimore
teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire:
to dance on the popular Corny Collins
Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy
is transformed from social outcast to sudden star, but she must use her newfound
power to vanquish the reigning Teen
Queen, win the affections of heartthrob
Link Larkin and integrate a TV network - all
without denting her 'do!'
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"Collage/Surrealist art works
best when most of the image
registers as familiar and a small
part is strange or out of place. In
this tension between the known
and the unknown is where the
imagination can be stimulated,
giving rise to experiences of the
uncanny, the sublime and transcendence. My aspiration is that
my paintings would occupy this
space, and the ability to hint at
deeper truths and mysteries that
go beyond categories of logical
definition. Perhaps they could
be seen as parables for how we
relate to ourselves, others, God,
and the world around us. This is
why I make art - to travel beyond
what is known and portray new
ways of seeing and understanding in order to enrich both my
own life and those of others."
