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Museum honours Alley’s lasting legacy
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all a lot of people in the
educator, he became known for
west, and New Zealand in particular,
New Zealand China Friendship supporting Chinese communities
could see,” Adamson said.
Society members hope the
and for his contributions to
“He was doing amazing work
opening of a dedicated Rewi the country’s wartime efforts
for ordinary poor people, and
Alley Memorial Museum will during the Second Sino-Japanese
he has still never got the level of
enhance understanding of this War, helping establish small-scale
recognition
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Alley’s foster son, renowned
figure Zhao Leji attended the reality.
Chinese artist Deng Bangzhen,
opening ceremony on Saturday, “Rewi Alley nailed the foundation
now 84, also attended the open-
as part of a visit to New Zealand.
for China-New Zealand
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The museum, in the Old friendship, a true pioneer,” Zhao
Deng’s parents passed away
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after the war and
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death in Beijing in 1987.
concept of “hands and mind Sir David Carter, a patron of about Alley’s story.
a formal fostering
the society and a key driving “His story reminds us that
process never
force behind the establishment
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genuine friendship is built, not happened. Deng Bangzhen
Zealand should not take its relationship
ment, respect and empathy. Alley as someone who “har-
with China for granted “These are values that remain boured boundless love in his
and the basis of the relationship just as important in today's heart”, and “loved others selflessly
was “genuine friendship”, putting
world as they were nearly a cen-
and fairly”.
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aside the economic ties. tury ago, when Rewi Alley first “We feel very happy (about the
“He journeyed to China when arrived in Shanghai.”
museum), because this
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the country was impoverished Friendship society committee our wish for a long time,” he said.
and undeveloped,” Carter said. member Dave Adamson said he “Because he served as a bridge
“He saw firsthand how other was confident the museum could between China and New Zealand
nations had ruthlessly exploited help build an understanding of friendship, we hope people
the country and its people. Alley’s contribution to China. from both countries get to know
“He was determined to do “He was just an amazing man, him and promote his spirit of
something about it and it but because he supported a communist
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enhancing friendship between
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Mouth-painter turns adversity into art
​BY GEOFF SLOAN AND
NICOLA RUTZOU
A diving accident in 1989
left 18-year-old Grant Philip
a tetraplegic after he fell
awkwardly from a pontoon and
hit his head on the ocean floor,
severely damaging his spinal
cord.
Confined to a wheelchair and
unable to fully use his limbs, he
turned to art and learnt to paint
with a brush in his mouth.
After the accident, the
apprentice sheet metal engineer
was rushed to hospital and
almost died on the way to the
specialist spinal unit
Following rehabilitation, he
retrained online in computeraided
design through the City
and Guilds of London and
spent eight years designing
playgrounds for McDonald’s
Restaurants.
Philip was introduced to
mouth painting by Mouth and
Foot Painting Artists member
Grant Sharman more than 20
years ago.
Founded in 1956, MFPA helps
artists with disabilities pursue
creative careers while remaining
financially independent by
selectively selling their art.
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MFPA was established in 1961
and currently has 18 members.
Income is generated through
the sale of products featuring
members’ artwork, ranging
from cards and calendars to
jigsaws, tea sets, place mats and
wrapping paper.
“ I was right-handed
before I ended up in a
wheelchair, and I hold
the brush in the righthand
side of my mouth
to paint. If I hold it in
the left-hand side of my
mouth, I can’t paint. ”
Grant Philip
“When I first started mouthpainting
many years ago, I
started off doing big circles –
big letters the same as when
you first learn to write. But I
gradually got them smaller and
smaller,” Philip said.
He also discovered something
unexpected during those early
attempts.
“I was right-handed before I
ended up in a wheelchair, and I
hold the brush in the right-hand
side of my mouth to paint. If I
hold it in the left-hand side of
my mouth, I can’t paint.”
Eventually, Philip hopes
to progress to full MFPA
membership, which requires
his work to be assessed by the
organisation’s board.
Full membership would
allow his work to join the
association’s pool of art
which is marketed for sale
internationally and would
ensure he has ongoing financial
support.
Mouth and foot painting artist Grant
Philip demonstrating his talents in
Northlands Mall. Right, an example of
his work. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN
Now 55, he enjoys painting
landscapes most of all and
switched almost entirely to
using watercolours during the
Covid-19 lockdowns.
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Artist hoping for international exposure
› From Page 5
Philip said his wife Leeanne
has been great support to him
on his journey.
“I wouldn't be able to do 99%
of this stuff without her.”
“With most great men,
it's the nagging wife in
the background that gets
things done,” Leeanne
joked.
Before his accident,
Philip served part-time as
a territorial soldier with
the Royal New Zealand
Corps of Engineers, 1st
Field Squadron.
Since 2018 he has
been involved with the New
Zealand Defence Force’s ‘Art in
Recovery’ initiative, both as an
administrator and participating
artist. Leeanne is also part of
the administration team.
Leeanne Philip
The initiative uses art as a
therapeutic way to support the
recovery of injured, wounded
or sick defence force personnel
and their families.
As well as his art, Philip has
represented New Zealand at
multiple world cups and
world championships
in Paralympic target
shooting and competed
in archery at the 2018
Invictus Games in Sydney.
Grant and Leeanne will
be demonstrating mouth
painting at Northlands
Mall on December 3
and January 1, from
10am-2.30pm, with a
table where visitors can try
mouth drawing for themselves.
“Come have a chat, have a
look, have a go,” Leeanne said.
• For more information about Grant’s
work, visit grantphilipart.co.nz/
A former territorial soldier, mouth and foot painting artist Grant Philip is involved with the New Zealand Defence Force’s Art in Recovery programme as a participating
artist and administrator.
PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN
PHOTO: CCC
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A sculpture project is bringing
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forecourt.
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which houses the lift and stairs
to the gallery’s underground
carpark – has been adorned
with abstracted metal shapes
evoking plants, animals and
insects.
Acclaimed Kāi Tahu artist
Areta Wilkinson is behind the
work, titled Te Mauri o te Puna.
Wilkinson said the sculpture
connects with the nourishing
spring referenced in Te Puna
o Waiwhetū – the name of the
gallery building, which can be
translated as a ‘spring of starreflecting
waters’.
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celebrated in Kāi Tahu creation
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