Opens Saturday 15 May 2pm-4pm
Until 9 June
Kenwood. Oil on canvas, 1240mm x 935mm
Swift Whip. Oil on canvas 1240mm x 855mm
For years, Wairarapa-based painter Stephen Allwood has drawn inspiration from the day-to-day events of his semi-rural lifestyle. Recently, he and his partner acquired a bakery in Martinborough, and it’s this venture that’s prompted this new body of work. In Tools of the Trade, Allwood celebrates the solid, industrial equipment he works with every day: mixers, slicers and beaters. The retro-futuristic machines, with gleaming surfaces and sensuous curves, are set against rough wooden shelves where they speak of trade and the tools and skills that are passed down from one generation to the next.
