Main Gallery
March 2010 - 2011 Hefty Roller 12:45 - 12:50 pm (detail) 2010-2011
Maker: Darren Glass
Materials: contact print, gold and selenium toned
Courtesy of the artist and Anna Miles Gallery, Auckland
Manuka Screen (detail) 2011
Maker: David Trubridge
Materials: bamboo plywood, polycarbonate, nylon clips
Courtesy of the artist
Subsequence series; Enamel bowls 2011
Maker: Jasmine Watson
Materials: sterling silver, champleve enamel
Courtesy of the artist
Willow (detail) 2010
Maker: Adrian Hailwood
Materials: digital print on silk
Courtesy of the artist and Catherine Hailwood Collection
Plate 6 (2008) 2008
Maker: Neil Dawson
Materials: painted steel
Courtesy of the artist and Milford Galleries Dunedin
Braveheart 2011
Maker: Dame Robin White
Materials: ink on paper
Courtesy of the artist and Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington
Nanduti Lace brooch 2011
Maker: Joanna Campbell
Materials: sterling silver, antique laces, stainless steel
Courtesy of the artist and Anna Miles Gallery, Auckland
QR Code 2012
Maker: Briar Mark
Materials: 350 gsm Fabriano watercolour paper and embroidery thread
Courtesy of the artist
Phiball Light 2005
Maker: Andrew Last
Materials: aluminium
Courtesy of the artist
Patikitiki I & II (detail) 2006
Maker: Gina Matchitt
Materials: computer keys on board
Courtesy of the artist and Bell/Park Family Collection
Karu Hapuku 101 2011
Maker: Peata Larkin
Materials: acrylic on tapestry canvas, frame
Courtesy of the artist and Milford Galleries Dunedin
Cellular leaves (detail) 2010-2012
Maker: Stephen Bradbourne
Materials: kiln-formed, hot and cold-worked glass
Courtesy of the artist
Cladding for Metro Centre, Queen Street, Auckland (detail) 1998
Maker: Stephane Rondel & Ashley Allen
Materials: high-grade aluminum
Image courtesy of Walker Group Architects, Auckland
Vices; Juniper, Hops, Cocaine, Tobacco and Coffee (detail) 2012
Maker: PaperHands
Materials: water based ink on paper
Courtesy of the artist
Kowhaiwhai 2009
Maker: Andrew McLeod and Dilana
Materials: dye injected 80/20 wool nylon 1400 grams per m2
Courtesy of Dilana
Bitter and Sweet (detail) 2005
Maker: Leanne Clayton
Materials: screen print on paper, acrylic paints
Courtesy of the artist
Wallware 2004
Maker: Richard Fahey
Materials: ceramic tiles
Courtesy of the artist
Pohutukawa II 2009
Maker: Tim Main and Dilana
Materials: hand tuft Dilana workshop 100% wool 4500 grams per m2
Courtesy of Dilana
Souvenir: Flock (detail) 2007
Maker: Genevieve Packer
Materials: digital print on vinyl (wallpaper)
Courtesy of the artist
Disown (detail) 2010
Maker: Sandra Thomson
Materials: textile ink on fabric
Courtesy of the artist
Installation view
Installation view
Installation view
Installation view
Installation view
Ubiquitous: Aspects of Contemporary Pattern
30 June 2012 - 01 September 2012
Makers:
Stephen Bradbourne, Joanna Campbell, Leanne Clayton, Neil Dawson, Richard Fahey, Darren Glass, Adrian Hailwood, Peata Larkin, Andrew Last, Tim Main and Dilana, Briar Mark, Gina Matchitt, Andrew McLeod and Dilana, Genevieve Packer, PaperHands, Stephane Rondel & Ashley Allen, Sandra Thomson, David Trubridge, Jasmine Watson, Dame Robin White
Curator:
Ioana Gordon-Smith
Ubiquitous: Aspects of Contemporary Pattern is a thematic exhibition exploring contemporary pattern with works made by New Zealand makers and designers within the last 10 years.
David Brett, a British contemporary authority on pattern and ornament, observes that pattern is as pervasive, perennial and, implicitly, primordial as language and arithmetic. Indeed, pattern can be found in every culture, every era and in every environment. Pattern appears in fields as diverse as fashion, nature, mathematics, tattoo art, software design and interior design.
In presenting this exhibition, Objectspace seeks to explore the enduring appeal of pattern and pattern-making for contemporary New Zealand makers. Ubiquitous: Aspects of Contemporary Pattern presents work by practitioners working across a wide range of media including design, craft, applied arts, sculpture, print-making and photography, demonstrating pattern's contemporary relevance.
Both the exhibition and accompanying publication explore three themes; Pattern and Construction, Pattern and Identity, and Pattern and Knowledge. While these themes are porous and represent only a few of pattern's many properties, each theme demonstrates a different aspect and purpose behind the use of pattern. Common across all three themes is pattern's attraction as a device for exploring and expressing individual and collective concerns.
The practitioners in Ubiquitous: Aspects of Contemporary Pattern range from emerging to senior New Zealand makers. This exhibition is curated by Ioana Gordon-Smith.
Public Programme:
Saturday 30 June, 11am: Exhibition curator Ioana Gordon-Smith will give a floor talk, in conversation with various makers.
Saturday 4 August, 11am: Hugh Bannerman of Dilana in conversation with Ioana Gordon-Smith.
Publication: Ubiquitous: Aspects of Contemporary Pattern
This exhibition publication features detailed images of the works in the exhibition, accompanied by essays by exhibition curator Ioana Gordon-Smith and academic and gallerist Anna Miles. This publication is also available to download for free. Design: Alan Deare of Area Design.