In plants we trust.
more info at
http://thistlehall.org.nz/gallery.html
SURREALIST JUNK
7 - 13 January 2013
Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ
JAMES HARCOURT |
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Ascetic - wood, enamel, shells, cotton, nails The show is on now but just until Sunday 13th. Maybe you'll get blown here anyway, the trees are waving their branches so hard they're making it very, very windy. In plants we trust. more info at http://thistlehall.org.nz/gallery.html SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ
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Niiko - photograph 50 x 80 One visit out to collect leaves, the forest was in a spectacular phase. There were glassy bright red berries up high in dense clusters, alongside large, pink, coral-like flowers that had burst from yellow pockets. The triangular pockets were resting on the ground among berries, some dropped pink blooms, and the leaves I was after. The colour was intense, and all about were the metal-greens of the hard striped columnar trunks forcing upward from a beautifully littered forest floor. You can forget where you are and at the same time be more clear than ever about where you find yourself standing. In plants we trust. more info at http://thistlehall.org.nz/gallery.html SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ Bugsy's Home - photograph 50 x 80 A modest dwelling, yet provides all the comforts. Come visit Thistle Hall, we are just there for the week, Monday Tuesday Wednesday etc. In plants we trust. more info at http://thistlehall.org.nz/gallery.html SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ Bugsy - photograph 50 x 80 My good friend Nicole Freeman came with me to the forest. It is the place from where most of these Nikau leaves came. Nicole is a photographer and we some raised eyebrows that day while she took the shots. I think some visitors to the forest got more than they bargained for. In plants we trust. more info at http://thistlehall.org.nz/gallery.html SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ Blue Disc - acrylic on ply Attributing sound to colour and vice versa. In plants we trust. more info at http://thistlehall.org.nz/gallery.html SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ Bakpaks by Ellen Coup - harakeke In addition to my work there will be weaving by Ellen Coup. Ellen has been developing this design for a Bakpak for a number of years and she is an accomplished weaver producing art objects and practical items from NZ flax or, Harakeke. In plants we trust. more info at http://thistlehall.org.nz/gallery.html SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ 12 Rain Drops - acrylic on ply 12 Rain drops on four lands In plants we trust. more info at http://thistlehall.org.nz/gallery.html SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ Ultra Wave - acrylic on ply This is one painting from a large series of paintings that represent sound as an abstract landscape. This exhibition traverses a wide variety of media and is sure to make a lasting impression. It is on for just one week so make a date and come to see it. In plants we trust. more info at http://thistlehall.org.nz/gallery.html SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ Remi - photograph 80 x 50 Here's one In plants we trust The link again ; http://thistlehall.org.nz/gallery.html SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ Paz - photograph 50 x 80 Here is another character from the forest. An androgynous spirit, it has an interminably gentle way. The link posted below will connect you with the gallery's listings, and advertising for my show. http://thistlehall.org.nz/gallery.html In plants we trust SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ Grotesque Budddha - Photograph 80 x 50 Grotesque Buddha - nikau leaf, acrylic with hemp SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington, NZ Surrealist JunkSurrealist JunkRene - photograph 80 x 50 Rene (after Magritte) - nikau leaf, acylic I have a family of characters made with masks from the nikau tree. Some large old leaves dropped from big trees and some smaller having come away from the emerging palm. These photos present the mask within the environment from which they have come. Around fourteen portraits of some of the characters were taken. I will post more, closer to the time. SURREALIST JUNK 7 - 13 January 2013 Thistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba St, Wellington NZ |
James Harcourt On occasion I will drop something here. A new project or a painting. |