'The Harbinger'
Matthew Couper
2012
oil on loose canvas
62" x 30"
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Showing posts with label AUCKLAND. Show all posts
MIERCOLES, EL OCHO DE AGOSTO, VEINTE DOCE
MARTES, EL CINCO DE OCTUBRE, VEINTE-DIEZ
I received the image below from Stephen via Facebook, who had visited the Wallace Art Awards in the new location at the old Pah homestead in Auckland. He had this to say about the placement: Matt, I found the hanging of this exhibition very odd. In your work, for example, your signature was at my eye-line. I'm 6 feet tall. Go figure.
I received the image below from Stephen via Facebook, who had visited the Wallace Art Awards in the new location at the old Pah homestead in Auckland. He had this to say about the placement: Matt, I found the hanging of this exhibition very odd. In your work, for example, your signature was at my eye-line. I'm 6 feet tall. Go figure.
MARTES, EL DIECISIETE DE AGOSTO, VEINTE-DIEZ
I received an email yesterday informing me that my painting, 'Half and Half' has been accepted as a finalist for the 19th Annual Wallace Art Awards 2010. Although a 'finalist', the works are sent up to Auckland for a second judging round, where a selection is made to decide which works go in the touring exhibition, which is shown in Auckland at the Pah homstead, then at The New Dowse in Lower Hutt, near Wellington. The other works go into a Salon des Refuses, also at the PAh homestead. Over the past 12 years, my work have alternated between being rejected, being in the touring show and the Salon des Refuses. I even won a runner-up prize in 2008, which was a great surprise.
We'll just have to wait and see what happens this time.
We'll just have to wait and see what happens this time.
MIERCOLES, EL DIEZ DE FEBRERO, VIENTE-DIEZ
A recently destroyed painting from 1999, called Blue Blood, Black Death. I chopped it up as it was riddled with borer, but kept a small piece (now soaking in turps) from the bottom left hand corner.
This painting came from a group of five, three shown at Anna Bibby Galley in Auckland in 1999, one sold, one lost and the rest destroyed. One of them, Game, came up for auction recently in Auckland and depicts a mokomokai and the Star Trek Enterprise, a comment on Delvanius Prime's valiant efforts to return mokomokai to NZ, while NZ's national Museum, Te Papa was exhibiting a Star Trek fanzine-type exhibition. This one shows the aged artist, at the time 22, thinking about his recent shift to Wellington (the BNZ building on Willis St), his history, lineage and future.
Oh brother!
A recently destroyed painting from 1999, called Blue Blood, Black Death. I chopped it up as it was riddled with borer, but kept a small piece (now soaking in turps) from the bottom left hand corner.
This painting came from a group of five, three shown at Anna Bibby Galley in Auckland in 1999, one sold, one lost and the rest destroyed. One of them, Game, came up for auction recently in Auckland and depicts a mokomokai and the Star Trek Enterprise, a comment on Delvanius Prime's valiant efforts to return mokomokai to NZ, while NZ's national Museum, Te Papa was exhibiting a Star Trek fanzine-type exhibition. This one shows the aged artist, at the time 22, thinking about his recent shift to Wellington (the BNZ building on Willis St), his history, lineage and future.
Oh brother!
VIERNES, EL CINCO DE FEBRERO, VEINTE-DIEZ
A sand-wang with island background at Karekare beach. I don't believe that was present in The Piano.
A sand-wang with island background at Karekare beach. I don't believe that was present in The Piano.
MARTES, EL DOS DE FEBRERO, VEINTE-DIEZ
from left to right: Dirty Three; Warren Ellis going nuts, the 3d's: I saw there last concert in Wtgn in 1997 - watching them at Laneways was liked they never broke up. Me after the gig with wristbands - red one is the VIP tent band courtesy of Si and Katy, who I hung out with, along with Aaron and Heidi and Tom and Kathleen.
from left to right: Dirty Three; Warren Ellis going nuts, the 3d's: I saw there last concert in Wtgn in 1997 - watching them at Laneways was liked they never broke up. Me after the gig with wristbands - red one is the VIP tent band courtesy of Si and Katy, who I hung out with, along with Aaron and Heidi and Tom and Kathleen.
LUNES, EL UNO DE FEBRERO, VEINTE-DIEZ
Daniel Johnston at Laneways. See yesterday's post for links. He was amazing, played for about 45 mins, half solo, half with a guitarist. Unfortunately, about three-quarters through, Cut Your Hands Off started playing on the opposite stage and drowned out Johnston, but all in all, an amazing gig.
Daniel Johnston at Laneways. See yesterday's post for links. He was amazing, played for about 45 mins, half solo, half with a guitarist. Unfortunately, about three-quarters through, Cut Your Hands Off started playing on the opposite stage and drowned out Johnston, but all in all, an amazing gig.
DOMINGO, EL TRIENTA Y UNO DE ENERO, VIENTE-DIEZ
Today, we're off to Auckland for a few days - a bit of work + pleasure as I'm going to (now sold out) Laneway Festival, primarily to see Daniel Johnston and the newly reformed 3d's.
Daniel Johnston image courtesy of Rejectedunknown.com
Today, we're off to Auckland for a few days - a bit of work + pleasure as I'm going to (now sold out) Laneway Festival, primarily to see Daniel Johnston and the newly reformed 3d's.
Daniel Johnston image courtesy of Rejectedunknown.com
DOMINGO, EL UNO DE NOVIEMBRE, DOS MIL NUEVE
With Jo's show finished and packed down, two weeks in Auckland and a hole in our wallets, time to head back to Whanganui.
With Jo's show finished and packed down, two weeks in Auckland and a hole in our wallets, time to head back to Whanganui.
SABATO, EL TRIENTE Y UNO DE OCTUBRE, DOS MIL NUEVE
(above) Fanny Kinder's (John's wife) sampler at the Kinder House between Newmarket and Parnell Rise.
(below) a detail from a new Piero de Cosimo book at the Auckland Public Library - a reproduction of a painting from the Yale Collection I've been looking a while for.
(above) Fanny Kinder's (John's wife) sampler at the Kinder House between Newmarket and Parnell Rise.
(below) a detail from a new Piero de Cosimo book at the Auckland Public Library - a reproduction of a painting from the Yale Collection I've been looking a while for.
MIERCOLES, EL VIENTIOCHO DE OCTUBRE, DOS MIL NUEVE
David photographing in the exhibition, I Go Where The Party Takes Me, 305 Queen Street Auckland. 11am-5pm daily, until the 31st of October. He'll be back in Hong Kong by now.
David photographing in the exhibition, I Go Where The Party Takes Me, 305 Queen Street Auckland. 11am-5pm daily, until the 31st of October. He'll be back in Hong Kong by now.
JUEVES, EL VIENTIDOS DE OCTUBRE, DOS MIL NUEVE
Tonight's the book launch of The Real Art Roadshow hardback edition at Art+Object. Here's a reference to it on Beatties Blog.
Tonight's the book launch of The Real Art Roadshow hardback edition at Art+Object. Here's a reference to it on Beatties Blog.
MIERCOLES, EL VIENTIUNO DE OCTUBRE, DOS MIL NUEVE
Last night was the opening of I Go Where The Party Takes Me. A good turn-out and lots of fun, along with serious conversation. There's some photos of the opening on Jo's blog here.
Last night was the opening of I Go Where The Party Takes Me. A good turn-out and lots of fun, along with serious conversation. There's some photos of the opening on Jo's blog here.
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