Michel Tuffery and Simon Kaan Exhibit “New Works” in Wellington
The Wellington public has a few more days to catch Michel Tuffery’s latest exhibition at the Solander Gallery. The exhibition includes his latest series of limited edition works on pinewood along with a new series of silkscreen prints. Michel is an established sculptor, printmaker and painter who draws on his Samoan, Rarotongan and Tahitian heritage to produce innovative pieces exploring the changing Pacific. This collection is inspired by nostalgia around his childhood memories of the postage stamp. In this new work, Tuffery translates historical iconic stamps from around New Zealand into a more contemporary media using graph stencil, and plays on the composition, colour and text to trigger the viewer’s own visual memories. Tuffery is accompanied by co-exhibitor Simon Kaan, an artist of Chinese, Ngai Tahu and Pakeha ancestry from Dunedin. Kaan is renowned for his peaceful works featuring a layered land and seascape. The exhibition runs until 11 July 2009 at the Solander Gallery, 218 Willis Street, Wellington.
This entry was posted on Friday, July 3rd, 2009 at 3:54 pm and is filed under Visual Arts.
