A collection of new works by three diverse artists: Emma Green, Kym Burke and cj Hobbs at 250 Gallery, brainchild of artist and gallerist Tina Frantzen.
This October, INTERFACING at 250 Gallery features three women artists whose work draws on the ancient Celtic notion of ‘thin places’. These are the spaces where the boundaries between worlds are more permeable and the sacred becomes more readily available to us.
Thin places collapse the distance between the sacred and the profane; they transform us, unmask us. Structure, fluidity, sense-making and emergent vistas are explored through paint and clay, brush and fire. Crossing the threshold at a thin place is an opportunity to slow down, to pause, to look with fresh eyes and to recover a sense of wonder about the world.
All three artists carefully attend to, and are deeply inspired by, the interface between the elements of tide, horizon and landscape and the themes of belonging, connection and relationship to nature. Emma’s richly textured ceramic vessels invite touch and relationship, referencing spaces that echo with collective memories of cave, tide, sky and mountain.
Kym’s work seamlessly merges structure and fluidity, revealing everyday pathways as distant vistas invite the viewer closer. cj’s paintings are expressive and realistic, depicting where light falls beautifully on rugged surfaces.
Opening night Tuesday 10 October, 5.30pm-7.30pm and there is an artist talk on Saturday 14 October at 10am (bring your own coffee, we’re making scones).
INTERFACING runs from Wednesday, 11 October to Saturday 28 October. Opening hours 10am-4pm, Wednesday to Saturday.
Also happening in the gallery are fun art sessions run by Tina at 6pm - 8pm on the second Wednesday of the month and performances by the very popular Auckland Playback Theatre group at 7pm on the second Friday of the month. The next session is 13 October (gold coin koha). For more details about these, please contact Tina.
250 Gallery, 250 Ponsonby Road, T: 0274 519 662, www.tinafrantzen.com
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Published: September 2023