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Sarah C
Mangawhai Artists Gallery (MAI) will host two exhibitions by well-known local artists next month on the theme of ‘place’ expressed through art work.
‘This is My Rock’ by Sarah C and ‘Form and Flow’ by Elena Nikolaeva opens on Thursday, December 28 at 6pm, and will show how each artist expresses their connection with Mangawhai.
On Thursday, January 11 at 6pm, the theme continues with a new exhibition, East West, featuring artists from Kaipara’s east and west coasts.
They are Wendy Clifford, from Mangawhai, and John Ecuyer, from Matakohe.
This is My Rock is Sarah C’s first exhibition at the MAI Gallery.
As the Mangawhai area grows and develops, it is a comfort that Head Rock remains unchanged, Sarah says. “The rock is a metaphor for stability.”
Known worldwide for her illustrative artworks, Sarah’s mixed media pieces are abstract in style.
Form and Flow comprises both sculptures and paintings.
Elena Nikolaeva says as far back as she can remember she was always playing with the different materials and objects that her environment provided.
“I saw various images emerging from these ordinary shapes and forms,” she says.
In East West, Wendy Clifford will show large and colourful oil and acrylic paintings that reflect Mangawhai’s eastern landscape; along with portraits, figure studies and woodcuts.
East West is also an opportunity to see John Ecuyer’s wood-turned objects. The work is largely based around the use of a wood lathe. He says even after making handmade objects for 30 years he is still driven by the need to make the next piece. John’s works of art have found their way into many private and public collections around New Zealand and worldwide.
