Textures of Being

“Textures of Being” @ Kaan Zamaan Work by Claire Deighton & Raewyn Smith The boards for these paintings came from a man in Kohukohu who had rescued them from a demolished house then stored them in his shed for 20 years intending to use them in the house he has just finished building. In preparing… Continue reading Textures of Being

Weather Dancers – Selected Works

These are selected works from ‘The Weather Dancers’, exhibited at Village Arts, Kohukohu 12th April – 1st May, 2008. All works are painted on Australasian woods (predominantly on New Zealand native timbers) and include combinations of acrylic paint, bitumen, faux gold, bole, Hokianga clay and copper. Please contact me if you are interested in any… Continue reading Weather Dancers – Selected Works

The Weather Dancers

Opening: 11am 12th April

The Weather Dancers exhibition is informed by the Japanese dance theatre Body Weather Laboratory, in which movement is inspired by close observation of weather and place. Artist and performer Claire Deighton studied this form of dance, and uses a similar process when painting, translating physical sensation into colour and texture in her work.

Simply Six × Six

A collection of works by local Hokianga Artists

21st–24th March 2008 · Mamaku Gallery · SH12 Omapere