TE AWAHOU COLLECTIVE
Artist exhibition: To Catch a Falling Star
Hopukia te whetū rere
Hopukia te whetū rere
© Wakatipu series: Albert McCarthy
© Wakatipu series: Albert McCarthy
Albert McCarthy and Gary Whiting have established both theme and context for this exhibition - in process for over a year. The visual direction pursued stem from a spiritual base, a space unique to each artist contributing. The works themselves, though diverse in nature, come together as a unified experience. A shared visual communication.
Internationally recognised artist and Te Awahou collective creator. A contemporary scultptor, painter, carver working in multiple mediums and techniques.
Professional artist: An extensive exhibition history nationally and internationally. Contemporary figurative painter with a unique and distinctive style.
Artist and educator. Has participated in numerous collective exhibitions throughout the land. Work held in national and international collections.
Artist and educator working across traditional and digital spaces. Current artwork series employing a strong graphic flavour utililising a bold colour palette.
Photographer, NZIPP award winner and digital artist employing an orchestrated mix of camera shot imagery, Japanese aesthetic and compositing.
A background in art education and art practice commercial and fine art, Steve's work through painting, technique and imagery explores a perspective of life cycle and energy.
Art providing pathways culture, honour and the sacred spaces that connect past, present and future. From tatau (tattoo), sculpture, uku (clay) illustration or painting, they pay homage to my roots and Mana Whenua.
Having a deep regard for mātauranga Māori and other esoteric traditions she has recently begun to convey those insights through her innovative sculptural approach with flax, clay and wood within a contemporary art context.
A multimedia artist. Working in 2D & 3D juxtaposing ideas, objects, humour and colour to reflect on my interpretation of topics that often scream for attention. Drawing on inspiration from nature with a focus on our societal impact upon the environment’.
Mauri Deco. A collection inspired by Maori and Art deco designs, depicting stories connecting us to our ancient whakapapa. Art that tells two sides to the narrative.
The portraits of a great grandparent with their great grandchild were taken of families living in Manawatū. Seeking to show that even with our differences we have a lot more similarities.
They came to art through their love of music and musical instruments, especially aerophones, so of course they wanted to make some of their own.
A multidisciplinary artist based in the Horowhenua, with a practice grounded in photography, alternative processing, analogue-digital cycles and painting, extending to audio-visual work, installation and writing.
My work explores the theme of liminality - the in-between or middle phase of rites of passage that we go through in various transformative stages in our lives, such as adolescence, marriage and motherhood.
Whai haere ia i ngā toi o rātou nō waho i a Aotearoa. I ngā tau tata mai ka uru ia ki ngā whakaakoranga toi ki Toioho Ki Āpiti, Pāmutana, kātahi ka pūare ōna mata ki ngā mahi a ngā ringatoi o te kāinga. Kei Pāmutana tonu ia e mahi ana.
Photographer: LRPS: (Licentiate: Royal Photographic Society, Lon.); Exhibiter:(Academy of Fine Arts, National awards). Photography Tutor. Columnist. Author. Journalist: (NZRJA): national/international, columnist.
Carving is part of Michael's Maori Heritage. His maternal grandfather, Pani Paora was Maori of full blood, Ngāti Wharekōkōwai, Ngāti Kahungunu and Tūhoe. He graduated with a Diploma in Art and Creativity with Honours.
To Catch a Falling Star:
Hopukia te whetū rere | Scan the heavens ‘the whole’ and gauge your trajectory. Uncover uniqueness, unity and passion, then explore it, shape and mold it. Own it and build a new story.
Under the guidance of Albert McCarthy a collective group of artists come together for a two month art exhibition held from January 27 - 12 April 2024. Varied styles, techniques, disciplines and backgrounds (painting, sculpture, carving, weaving, photography, illustration and digital) all assembled for this showing of local artists and their unique works.
Location - Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom Gallery in Foxton.
Exhibition sponsors: Horowhenua District Council | Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom Gallery - UCOL | Te Pukenga
The poster theme embraces an ancient story relating to the central plateau and its three maunga; Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu. The ngā kōrero talks of the marriage of the stars to the mountains. Likened to poutama, a traditional pattern that is common throughout Māori weaving and artwork. It means stairs or stairway to heaven and symbolises whakapāpā or geneology, and also the pursuit of knowledge, levels of advancement and growth.
Exhibition theme: Hopukia te whetū rere (To catch a falling star).
Download A3 poster (1.1mb)
Māpuna Kabinet Gallery
Te Awahou Collective. Artists talk about their work
To showcase emerged and emerging talent. A diverse range of work, scale, colour, mediums and stories aimed at providing a captivating viewer experience.
The focus and theme of the show stems from a spiritual base recognising the natural flow of what drives our thinking and thus reality of the completed works revealed.
For more information...
Albie McCarthy:
e. albimccarthy@gmail.com
m. +64 27 733 0170
Gary Whiting:
e. g.whiting@ucol.ac.nz
m. +64 27 375 1427
Phillip Andrews:
e. p.andrews@ucol.ac.nz
m. +64 21 1698 920
