The Star: February 16, 2023

The Star Thursday February 16 2023
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‘Dynamic period’ of print
making goes on display
Adele
Younghusband’s
Workers 1947
(lino cut)
features in a new
print making
exhibition at
Christchurch Art
Gallery Te Puna
o Waiwhetū.
SHOWCASING the often overlooked
medium of printmaking, a new
exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery
Te Puna o Waiwhetū shines light on
one of the most dynamic periods of art
history.
Ink on Paper is the first exhibition in
New Zealand to cover this progressive
period of printmaking, from the 1910s
to the 1950s, and includes rarely seen
works from household names like Rita
Angus, Evelyn Page, Colin McCahon
and Bill Sutton, alongside works by
lesser-known artists.
“Ink on Paper includes striking work
by people you may never have heard
of, like Nancy Bolton, Gertrude Ball,
Hilda Wiseman, Adele Younghusband
and Hinehauone Coralie Cameron. This
show brings them to the fore, and gives
their prints the attention they’ve always
deserved,” said curator Peter Vangioni.
The exhibition features more than
100 etchings, lithographs, woodcuts,
wood-engravings and lino cuts by New
Zealand artists working at home and
abroad.
“By the early 20 th century, printmaking
was undergoing a remarkable revival
in the West. As photography replaced
traditional lithography and woodengraving
techniques in the commercial
print industry, artists were quick to
embrace these suddenly obsolete print
mediums and incorporate
them into their practice,” Vangioni said.
The majority of works in the
exhibition are from Christchurch Art
Gallery’s collection.
“We’ve been acquiring work with this
exhibition in mind, strengthening the
gallery’s print collection. The rest are
on loan from institutions and private
collections throughout New Zealand.
In some cases, we’re displaying the
original lino block alongside the finished
product,” said Vangioni.
The exhibition runs till May 28.
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Francis A Shurrock’s Poppies 1929
(lino cut and watercolour) features
in a new exhibition.