Taking Space

In the creation of a sculpture, the sculptor takes matter and re-forms it, while the figurative painter creates the appearance of matter, as well as its form. While a sculpture affects the space around it, conversely its effect can be contradicted by what we see nearby. In figurative painting, reality is denied entry into the space represented in the work. With sculpture, reality never fully lets go of the work. A sculpture will change its appearance if we move relative to it; it will change with each context it is placed into. And so there is a continuing tension between a sculpture and the space it occupies.

Taking Space will include new sculpture by contemporary NZ artists Scott Eady, Andrea du Chatenier,
 Aaron McConchie and Ryuzo Nishida. Between them, this group of artists has worked with sculpture in the form of object, installation, assemblage and ready-made, along with the more surprising additions of painting, video, photography and performance. All four artists interrogate the thorny territories of 21st century humanity with innovation and experimental panache.

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