Three Generations: Sean Hill, ‘Ahota’e’iloa Toetu’u, and John Bailey.
I can’t recall a time when the gallery has felt so vibrant and full of energy! First, we have engaged two terrific artists to create large (8m x 3m) murals.
Emerging Kiwi-Samoan artist Sean Hill cross-pollinates cultural references with natural forms to produce really knock-out, large-scale immersive experiences. While on the opposite wall, Tongan-born artist ‘Ahota’e’iloa (Loa) Toetu’u has taken a very different approach, using symbols and signifiers inspired by both ngatu and kupesi to record time, place and events.
Of course we can't give you the entire wall to take home, but we will be taking orders for limited editioned prints.
In the second gallery, I’m delighted to host a solo show by senior New Zealand artist, John Bailey. John’s practice has been active since the 1970s when he embraced the work of the pioneering conceptual ‘non-objective’ works emerging from the United States by artists such as Sol Le Witt and Mel Bochner. John went on to show with Peter Webb and others, and now, in 2023, I’m delighted to show a new series of beautiful works in GYMNOSPHERE, inspired by particular pieces of music by the composer Jordan De La Sierra.
It's always fascinating to bring together artists of different generations and cultures in the gallery space. And this series of shows won't disappoint. All welcome. (Scott Lawrie)
Open Tuesday to Saturday 11am-5pm, until Saturday 8 April.
Scott Lawrie Gallery, Shed 10, The Steelworks, 13 Coles Avenue (off Valley Road), www.scottlawrie.com
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