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50 STYLE | art<br />
OPEN-AIR ART<br />
Sculptors all over the country are busy finalising their artworks in preparation for the<br />
largest sculpture exhibition in the South Island, Sculpture on the Peninsula<br />
(8-10 November). We invited four to comment on their works.<br />
Words Ady Shannon<br />
Featuring selected works from more than 70 sculptors, Sculpture on<br />
the Peninsula provides an opportunity to take home some spectacular<br />
art. Transforming Loudon Farm in Teddington, Banks Peninsula, visitors<br />
can expect everything from mighty installations to marvellous mini models.<br />
Sculptures include recycled plastic, plaster, kauri, brass, bronze, ceramics,<br />
wood, woven flax, flora, fauna, metal, marble and more. Monkeys, moths,<br />
hives, heads and hearts, water tanks and whimsical creations… the works<br />
are as stunning as the setting, the ‘gallery’ a working farm located on<br />
rolling hills overlooking the harbour.<br />
Intransient Things<br />
by Abby Taylor.<br />
Rock Pops by Tatyana Meharry.<br />
ICE, ICE BABY<br />
Last time I participated I produced ice<br />
creams and they were really popular. I really<br />
like working with iconic and nostalgic food<br />
shapes. I wanted to do something that people<br />
could connect with. Popsicles and rocky road<br />
ice creams are a reminder of summer outings<br />
and weekend drives to the beach.<br />
I use ceramics, local sand and materials<br />
from my giant kauri larder; rocks, and earth.<br />
I am fascinated with colours. I mix the<br />
materials up, bake the sheets and then smash<br />
them up to make colourful gravel. That is the<br />
crunchy nut topping.<br />
TURNING TRASH INTO TREASURE<br />
I am a chef by trade, with an interest in photography and the<br />
environment. This is my first time exhibiting at Sculpture on the Peninsula.<br />
I only use what I pick up from the streets, the gutter and the riverbank.<br />
Sometimes I paint it. I hope to draw the viewer in with a beautiful image<br />
and then confront them with the actual content. I’m hoping to provoke<br />
the viewer into examining their consumption habits, items used once and<br />
discarded, plastic pollution in our waterways and rubbish littered on our<br />
streets and parks. Every plastic item we have ever purchased, used and<br />
discarded still exists.
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