Last Light is showing until March 23rd, the gallery is open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm.

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Tell us a bit about yourself.

I am Margaret Petchell and have been painting for the past 13 years, 7 of those years commercially. I have also worked as a make up artist and stylist for TV commercials for 36 years, so I have a lot of background experience with paintbrushes on the the human canvas.
I started out doing large chalk pastel pictures of women, then progressed to painting really large portraits of women each painting took 6 months – so not very commercial!
I now mainly paint bird portraits on canvas using acrylic paint but have painted a lot of animal portraits, people and flowers. I think I gravitate towards painting birds because I am captivated by their intense expressive eyes.

What is your process for creating new work?

Travel, visiting art galleries and in particular seeing historical art with modern art is inspirational for me. My process for creating new work begins with a lot of online research or viewing pictures I have taken of artworks during my travels, and looking at the works of painters whom I admire. I then print out landscapes and pictures of birds I like and literally scrap book the two together with scissors and glue until I have a composition, scale and picture I am happy with.

What or who influences you most in your work?

I’m inspired by great artists in history like symbolist painters Gustav Klimt, Gustav Mareau and Maurice Denis and seeing their paintings in world famous galleries is very inspiring to me and my work. I have definitely been influenced by the symbolist exhibition I recently went to at Musee du Luxembourg in Paris. I also love watching movies about the lives of artists.
There was a strange concurrent influence while I was painting the yellow skies for my latest exhibition, that day the sky in Auckland became dark and yellow around 2.30 in the afternoon caused by the Australian bush fire smoke it had a very strange similarity to what I was painting. Also other images of trees with no leaves started to look like burned Australian bush such as in the background of the Huia and Trees painting.

Tell us about your upcoming show ‘Last Light’.

In the past I have been known for painting large pictures of birds against stark white backgrounds. In my latest series birds are shown in the forest at dusk, the light is golden, it is the “magic hour” when colours seem slightly surreal.My colour palate is restricted, using a lot of blues, greens  and blacks with golden yellow skies. The backgrounds of my mini series evolved more into a symbolist feel. I can never quite remember the moment I decide on a particular theme or direction before conceiving a new series, but it has been a long time coming finding a new direction.

What are you looking forward to most about your show?

People who see my new work can see a different side to what I can do as a painter, I’ve enjoyed being a bit freer and look forward to the viewers response to that, and of course  a few red stickers would be great!

In three words describe your upcoming show.

Atmospheric. Symbolic. Nature

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“Whenua is my love letter to the wilderness of Aotearoa. The images have come from my personal explorations and observations of various landscapes. I am drawn to places that feel wild and uninhabitable, but when you peer closer, vibrant ecosystems thrive and intricate patterns are revealed. Places where lichen and epiphytes coat ancient trees and velvety mosses cover boulders in glacier-carved valleys. Where fine layers of strata are exposed as the sea erodes the cliffs and rich seaweed forests sway beneath the surf.”

This pop-up exhibition will feature original paintings for Pauanesia’s 2020 Aotearama Calendar, as well as new originals, prints and calendars.

Opening Night
Tuesday 14th January
62 Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn
6pm-8pm

Showing 14th-18th January
Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm

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Thank you to everyone who came along & thank you to the sponsors Akarua Wines & Berliner for providing beverages for the evening. Hyperbloom is open until Sunday 1st December, we are open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm & Sun 11am-3pm.

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1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your background as an artist. Did you always want to be an artist?

I did always want to be an artist but the desire to have a “proper job” took me in the direction of graphic design which got me into working on a bungy jump, painting murals, graphic design in the heart of London, and finally animation. During that time I did the odd session of life drawing but really never picked up a paintbrush purely for pleasure! Once my youngest daughter was born, I started going to a local art class and remembered why I was so hooked as a school kid. Everything changed!

2. ‘Hyperbloom’ is your first solo show right? How do you feel about that, what are your expectations? 

Hyperbloom is my first solo Auckland show, but I’ve had the great good fortune to have two sell-out shows in Dunedin. I typically sell through galleries and have pieces in the occasional fundraiser and group show but once endemicworld opened up the front gallery space, I decided it was the time to get a show in there!
 

3. What is the idea behind your show ‘Hyperbloom’?

I knew I wanted to have a really vibrant, happy show, then one day when I was forced to lie still in a dark room for 30 minutes while a face mask set, the name came to me. I realise now that I need to get more facials done! I’m never really alone in silence so it was funny how my brain whirled and came up with all these ideas. I knew that I wanted to get a neon sign made to really fit with the theme, then that made me want to explore even more neon brights in my work. So It all links back to that facial!

4. What can people coming to the show expect to see?

More of what they want in a Stringleman original – lots of thick saturated oil paint applied with a palette knife and brayer but with the recent addition of my new favourite find, oil sticks! They are like lipstick made from pure oil pigment. The sketchy nature of oil sticks means I can work my lifetime of experience in life drawing and animation and graphic design back into some of these pieces.

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Thank you to everyone who came along to the opening, thank you to Juno Gin for sponsoring the evening with your delicious gin that was a hit with the crowd.

Goddess Rising is open until Sunday 17th November and our opening hours are Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm.

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Goddess Rising
7th November – 17th November
Opening Night
Thursday 7th November, 6-8pm
62 Ponsonby Rd, Grey Lynn

1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your art background? Did you always want to be an artist?

I’ve wanted to be an artist for as long as I can remember. I used to spend hours and hours drawing when I was young. I took a quick 15-year detour past being a graphic designer and found my way back into painting about four years ago. I haven’t been able to stop painting since.

2. What are some of the ideas behind your show ‘Goddess Rising’?

I’ve painted a series of goddesses from a range of cultures. I’ve depicted them in contemporary colour and style, in the hope of bringing them into a context that people can relate to. I hope to bridge gaps of time and culture – encouraging viewers to awaken and empower their own feminine energies, inspired by these Goddesses and their stories.

There’s quite a Goddess movement showing up at the moment. Women are embracing their warrior strength, along with their kindness and compassion. For so long now, history and mythology have focused on the masculine archetype. The world has been operating from a predominantly masculine/yang energy, and some believe it is now shifting to a yin/feminine state – led by our collective consciousness. One by one as we embrace the yin, we contribute to a new balance.

3. What inspired you to create this show?

I’ve always loved depicting strong women in my portraits – I love how people tell me they feel inspired by looking at them. Over the last year or two, I’ve been learning a lot about energy and consciousness. Within that learning, there are often fascinating stories about gods and goddesses from all sorts of traditions. I was listening to an interview with Jane Houston about goddess archetypes, and how we can use them as inspiration to overcome difficulties or enrich our lives. It was like a lightning bolt went off in my head. I had to paint goddesses! I think that as a society we’ve lost a lot by forgetting their powerful stories, and I’d like to remind people.

4. How is this work different from your last show at endemicworld ‘A Life Exotic’?

‘Goddess Rising’ represents an evolved portrait style for me. The shapes that make up the portraits are more minimal, each with a more limited colour palette (but still bright and intense). I’ve also included more pattern. The subject matter has changed, offering more symbolism and a mythological feeling. This show is also entirely portraits and the female form – where ‘A Life Exotic’ also included some abstract work.

5. What can people expect to see at ‘Goddess Rising’?

My first set of new portraits in ages! I’ve painted a great selection of large and medium scale portraits and a set of six smaller, more minimal paintings. They’ll also see my Goddess Eyes! They’re small original artworks on laser cut perspex – perfect to hang on a wall or use on a shelfie. I’m also hoping they’ll learn a little about, and be inspired by the Goddesses I’ve painted.

Jen Sievers Artist Studio Visit from endemicworld on Vimeo.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream is showing until Sunday 3rd of November at 62 Ponsonby Rd, opening hours Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

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1. Tell us a bit about yourself, where did you grow up, go to art school? Did you always want to be an artist?

I grew up in Tauranga by the harbour. I’ve always loved being arty and did after school art classes as a kid and was thought by artist Hayley Brown, but, it was always just a hobby for me really. I never studied anything art or design at school as I wanted to be a town or environmental planner (lolz). My first abstract painting I did when I was 12 and it was featured in a school exhibition, I was pretty stoked. So anyway, off I went to Otago uni to become a town planner, I’ve always loved geography and have been interested in how cities work. By the end of my first year, I hated and it and thought fuck this and quit uni. About 2 weeks before the next study year started I decided to apply for the Otago Polytech’s design course having never opened a design programmme. Turned out I loved graphic design so that worked out well. All the while I still painted for enjoyment. Over the years my passion for painting has grown and now it’s a part of the work-life which is awesome!

2. What’s the idea behind your show ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’?

I went for a trip to Samoa for my 30th birthday, I’d always wanted to visit a Pacific Island and I had some friends who were keen, so off we went. On this trip, I had an amazing, calming, energising and inspiring time. The people were so lovely, the culture was so happy and the colours everywhere were so vibrant. It made me feel like I was in a magical wonderland, especially sitting outside on a warm night. When I got back home it started to feel like a distant memory, almost as if it had never happened which is why I decided to paint about my experience, and why the title is inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Nights Dream. 

3. What inspired you to have the show?

Basically what I said above. Plus I loved it so much and had such good vibes that I wanted others to experience that through seeing my artworks. And maybe to remind people of their own adventures and experiences that may now feel like just a dream. 

4. How is this work different from your previous shows? 

These works are much more detailed and layered than my previous works. They are also kind of expressing scenes as well as feelings but still in an abstract way. I’ve also used a lot more colour in each artwork than before. 

5. What can people coming to the show expect to see?

Vibrant, energetic, colourful and playful artworks. Tinsel on the walls, tinsel on my dress, plants and more. I’m bringing a totally decked out holiday and celebration vibe to the show. 

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Voiage is showing until Thursday the 17th of October, Mon-Sat 10am-5pm at 62 Ponsonby Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland.

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1. You’re back from another overseas trip! Where have you been?

Canada and USA. I passed through many states, which feels like entering a different country each time. I took my motorcycle from Vancouver down through Oregon, California, into the desert as south as Yuma, explored Arizona and New Mexico, then headed North-East through Memphis, Nashville, Flint, and parking up in Toronto until next season.

2. What is it about that part of the world that keeps bringing you back to it?

Every trip is a huge learning experience. Traveling by motorcycle for many miles is in itself a unique way to experience a country, it tests you and opens you up. That part of the world was made for it, the landscape and people change daily and in my experience both come with diverse beauty and story. 

3. How does this kind of travel influence or inspire your work?

I have particularly been drawn to the desert states. I visited Tucson Museum of Art this time and it felt like that exhibit was made for me to see. Everything sung out, high contrasts and rich colours, Native American tapestries, romantic Catholicism, vast landscapes, powerful portraits and sentimental symbolism, but every day there is so much to be inspired by and soak up. I tried taking photos to keep the memory alive but by the nature of my travel there is not always time or safety to do so, I guess that’s where the art comes in. 

4. What is your upcoming show ‘Voiage’ about?

It’s a visual diary and reflection of this experience. My friend in New Mexico sent me off with a bunch of handmade paper for the show and made that comment and it stuck. Simply reflecting on the richness of everything I’ve seen and felt in a way that is honest and exciting for me. 

5. How is it different or not different from your 2018 show ‘Traverse’?

Last time I went all out and made 50 pieces. Unconsciously I’m doing that again, but condensed into fewer pieces. I’m using some materials novel to me in this practice like denim, leather and plaster. 

6. Best travel advice?

Stay open. Don’t go sliding horizontally in the rain on a major Interstate.

7. What can people expect to see at Voiage?

A fun show. Lots of tattoo style symbolism. Stories from the road. Beer.

Margarita Vovna working in-studio photographs taken by Tim D

‘Voiage’ Exhibition Opening
Thursday 10th October, 6pm-8pm
62 Ponsonby Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland
10th – 17th October, 2019
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Tell us a bit about ‘Traverse’.

Travel posters are something I’ve always loved. NZ has a really rich history of tourism artwork and I definitely took some inspiration from some of the amazing artists that were working here around the middle of last century for the work that features in the exhibition. The pieces began as a series of personal works but they eventually came to be licensed on a range of products that have proven fairly popular with both tourists and kiwis alike. For ‘Traverse’ I’ve expanded the series to include some more locations including Whakatāne which is also my hometown.

Why do you think the art of travel posters resonates with so many kiwis?

Well, we’re a nation of travelers. We (or our ancestors) came a long way to get here and I think anyone who travels so far to make a new life has to be quite idealistic. Travel posters have a real romanticism and idealism to them so visually, I think there’s something that resonates with that spirit. And generally speaking, kiwis love their birds…

Do you have a favourite place in NZ?

As a kid, I spent several summers camping at Hahei and I have very fond memories of Cathedral Cove. Closer to home, I’d probably say Ohope. My great grandfather built one of the very first baches at Ohope and I’ve spent a lot of time swimming there over the years so it’s a pretty special place for me.

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TRAVERSE: A collection of travel prints by Ross Murray

The art of the travel poster has played a role in both New Zealand’s tourism industry and art history. It is simultaneously a commodity and a piece of our cultural heritage. Traverse fits into this tradition and builds on a series of pieces that have adorned a range of products from postcards to tea towels. As the collection of scenes traverses NZ from north to south, the artwork traverses contexts from the commercial to the cultural, all the while celebrating the natural beauty of Aotearoa.

‘Traverse’ opens to the public on 17th August and runs until 26th October at Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi. Visit whakatanemuseum.org.nz for more details.

Prints of the work featured in ‘Traverse’ can be ordered from endemicworld.com from August 17th.

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Out/Lines is open until Monday 19th August,
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
62 Ponsonby Road

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Out/Lines Opening Night
Wednesday 7th August, 6pm-8pm
62 Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland
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1. Tell us a bit about yourself, did you always want to be an artist?

I grew up near the Ngunguru estuary in Northland and went to school in Whangarei. I moved to Auckland when I was 17 to attend Elam Art School, after graduating in 2013 I worked in different creative fields, including film and design. My interest in art began early, I had amazing art teachers at high school and I just wanted to hang out with them all the time; they were as much my friends as my mentors. On one trip we came to Auckland to visit galleries including The Cut Collective Studio, which I’ll never forget. I now share a studio with Component, one of its founding members and that captures something very magic for me. There have always been creative projects in the background – commissioned artworks and experimentation. When I found myself painting in the garage for hours before work every day and then holed up again till the early hours at night, I made the decision to go freelance so art could become my focus. 

2. What is the idea behind your show ‘Out/Lines’?

I’m focusing on place and belonging – not in terms of specific location, but more in terms of the emotions they generate. These works have amalgamated into dreamscapes, depicting abstracted natural environments. 

3. Where and how did the idea behind the show come about?

‘Out/Lines’ emerged as part of a desire to connect with other creatives and be a part of a community; being an artist can be very insular. I moved into the artist’s studios at endemicworld in March and with that shift came a totally new perspective. I spent a lot of time alone last year and much of that time with the land. I’ve tried to capture the emotive language of landscapes; the motion of water, the lines of the land, and the whisper of the air.

4. What pushed you to have the show?

Exhibiting is a way to connect with people and endemicworld allows me to do that. Working on a series is a great way to explore new ideas and develop a craft. The challenge of a show provides an opportunity to push through boundaries and find my place as an artist.

5. How is this work different from your previous shows? 

I’ve always been interested in the relationship between identity and landscape but I suppose these works are a bit more internal. They are imagined lands rather than site-specific, more atmospheric. I’ve pulled out some very graphic overlays as a nod to the path not traveled (graphic design). They explore personal encounters in an abstract way. 

6. What can people coming to the show expect to see? 

Texture! Lot’s of texture, layering, glazing and a variety of different techniques that I’ve been developing for over a decade. It’s a new colour palette for me, inspired by the skyline I get to observe on my new nightly commute. There is always something different in the sky and in ourselves if we’re open to it.

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