Metalline

Data mine, 2000, oil on canvas, private collection.

Data mine, detail

In 2000 I organised my first solo show of 32 works at Gallery St Agatha, a small artist-run gallery in Newton, Auckland. Many of the works in this show incorporated metallic leaf. Spheres were also a strong theme, something which has endured in my work in the years since.

Parhelion, 2000, acrylic and metallic leaf on canvas, private collection.

Parhelion, detail

Aureole, acrylic and metallic leaf on linen, 2000, private collection

Aureole, detail

Collective Memory, acrylic and metallic leaf on linen, private collection

Collective Memory, detail

Metalline, acrylic and metallic leaf on board, 2000

Artist statement, Metalline exhibition

Invitation with gold leaf, Metalline exhibition

Parhelion in the window

Installing the tiny paintings, Metalline exhibition, 2000

 

Midas Triptych, acrylic and metallic leaf on canvas board. 80mm x 80mm

Spangle, Alloy and Lode, acrylic and metallic leaf on canvas board. 80mm x 80mm