Andrew Palace, recycle artist extraordinaire, maker of out of this world electric light spaceships.
From flying saucers to robot super heroes and ray guns, time machines, battle cruisers and space explorers – all will be on display in this not to be missed exhibition.
Andrew says that he is not sure where his creations come from but thinks maybe there is a deep black hole in his brain that constantly emits unformed ideas when he picks up an interesting piece of scrap metal. In some cases, the whole picture of his next creation is there in his mind waiting to be made.
Andrew has been working in scrap metal recycled art for 28 years, the last 25 in his workshop studio Metal as Anything in Grey Lynn. He has run his own pop up art exhibitions in empty shops on Ponsonby Road, Jervois Road and in Kingsland and Grey Lynn for that whole time and, in the last six years, in the pop up shops in Ponsonby Central.
Also in this exhibition, will be limited edition prints on canvas and iron by his friend, the late Walter Moore, entitled ‘Baxter Variations’ taken from his 1980 series of charcoal on cork tile sketches as a homage to the poet.
So, if you are going to watch the Sky Tower fireworks from Ponsonby Road, be sure to wander in the front door of Ponsonby Central to see this amazing exhibition.
The show is opening on 5 November for drinks from 5.30pm to 9.30pm. Shop dates and hours: Monday 4 November through to Sunday 17 November 9am to 9.30pm daily.