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Neil Dawson: Seascape
Neil Dawson Seascape – Installation 1979. Mixed media. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1979
Neil Dawson Seascape – Installation 1979. Mixed media. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1979
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Join artist Neil Dawson as he discusses his work Seascape, currently on display in the exhibition Die Cuts and Derivations.
Neil Dawson spent many hours at the top of Clifton Hill above the coastal village of Ōhikaparuparu Sumner, observing the reflections and shadows cast by sailboats and their mooring lines over the estuary’s still waters. Seascape is a sculptural drawing in space, and transforms that familiar panorama into something unexpectedly captivating. The suspended mesh cones – each with a tiny boat at its centre – echo the pools of light that changed colour and intensity across the day. Dawson, who had spent several years making toys for his young son, knew how simple but recognisable forms can let our imaginations take flight.
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Die Cuts and Derivations
2 July 2023
An expansive installation by Peter Robinson sparks a collection-based look at how artists investigate and respond to space, through line, materials and improvisation.
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Neil Dawson Seascape - Installation
Neil Dawson spent many hours at the top of Clifton Hill above the coastal village of Ōhikaparuparu Sumner, observing the reflections and shadows cast by sailboats and their mooring lines over the estuary’s still waters. Seascape is a sculptural drawing in space, and transforms that familiar panorama into something unexpectedly captivating. The suspended mesh cones – each with a tiny boat at its centre – echo the pools of light that changed colour and intensity across the day. Dawson, who had spent several years making toys for his young son, knew how simple but recognisable forms can let our imaginations take flight.
(Die Cuts and Derivations, 11 March – 2 July 2023)
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