As Aucklanders begin to trickle back to work, one’s mind turns to upcoming events happening closer to our heart.
British artist David Hockney is a founding member of the British pop art movement in the 1960s. The artist is a painter, photographer, draughtsperson, printmaker and stage designer. In summary, he’s an experiential storyteller, renowned for propagating the space around him to challenge our assumed truth, control our gaze and manipulate our senses.
Emily Wolfe’s new series of paintings sees fragmented or discarded objects set against backdrops of old master styled landscape paintings.
Get outside and enjoy contemporary art in nature. See how well-placed and site-specific artworks draw inspiration from the environment and, in turn, help us better understand our relationship to nature and the places we live.
Auckland’s art scene is thriving and gallerists are enjoying a heyday thanks to agile business minds. We meet a few of our local ones.
