Vo l.1 No.3 2009

Nothing like being in Auckland at Spring time...

Cover image: Aubrey Rodriguez The Toro 1 2008 C-Type print 297 x 420mm

Editorial included in this publication re�ects the opinions of the contributing authors and does not necessarily represent the views of Gallery36. Copyright for submissions belong to the contributors unless otherwise speci�ed.

Gallery36 | Auckland, New Zealandwww.gallery36.co.nzeditor@gallery36.co.nz

Editor: Selene SimcoxPh: 021 169 9084E: editor@gallery36.co.nz

Well it seems things are on the up...except for the weather. I will never forget my �rst Spring in Auckland. Maybe because this year’s spring is just like last year’s Spring.

Action wise, it does seem Spring is to blame. A lot of people I have talked to lately are getting work right, left and centre. Indeed Spring is in the air.

This month Gallery36 has a few websites to share. The websites are either inspirational or helpful for the emerging artist. You can �nd pretty much everything you need to know on the internet. But speaking of anything, I came across extreme ironing while I was image google iron boards. Crazy! I know! Well I dare you to google it! What will they think of next? And I love the caption: “Extreme ironing seems to be the latest danger sport, combining the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt” (www.oddee.com/item_96701.aspx).

Anyone up for a go?

Spring

http://www.oddee.com/item_96701.aspx

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Julia Glover

Hi, my name is Julia Glover. I was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1988. Ever since my father had his own darkroom in the early nineties, I became fascinated with photography. My parents gave me my �rst camera (Nikon Zoom 200) at only 6 years of age. After being re-introduced to photography at high school, I was almost certain I wanted to be a photographer. PCL Labtec hired me for one year, before I started the ‘Diploma in Contemporary Photography’ at Unitec in 2008. I am currently completing my �nal year.

My mother is a Brazilian artist, which has given me the privilege of growing up learning two languages. She inspires me creatively and motivates

me with my photography. All my life I have been part of both Kiwi and Brazilian cultures, which has a strong in�uence on my photography.

My main areas of interest are �ne art, nude photography and still life. The ugliness in a scenario interests me more than the beauty of such formations. The idea is to show a layer of mystery, to leave something unsaid.

I am striving to demonstrate the presence and absence within my photographs, in a similar way to the photographer Bill Henson, who has been an inspiration to me. His unique exploration of lighting is truly admirable.

PhotographerM: 021 027 87379 E: jds.glover@gmail.com

Julia Glover Untitled 2009 Digital Print

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Once my set theme has been decided, my process is to allow the situation to �ow and let the images come naturally instead of posing or aligning things in a particular way. It excites me to capture different intensities of light within the cameras view�nder. When the mood, composition and everything else is set, that’s when I click the shutter.

My intention is for the viewer to relate to my work in their own way, and to create an imaginative narrative from it. My work is done as an exploration of my own self and what I want to show others. I’m still discovering what it is I want to say.

Julia Glover Untitled (The draws) 2008 Digital Print

Julia Glover Untitled 2009 Digital Print

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Rabdeep Singh

I’m a conceptual artist I graduated from Whitecliffe College in 2007 with a BFA and completed a PgDipFA from Elam in 2008, and I’m 27 years old. When I go to L.A I like to stay at Chateau Marmont. It’s on Sunset so it’s close to the House of Blues, Viper Room etc. They have the best room service and mini bar ever. At Chateau you can relax and not worry about anyone taking your photo. There is a sign in the room which reminds people who haven’t stayed there before that they should refrain from taking photos. They have the best pillows I’ve ever laid my head on, and I’ve lain on more hotel pillows than I care to remember. They only have Kiehl’s bath products so you can keep your hair shiny from root to tip.

As an Auckland based artist I �nd the winter here doesn’t nurture my creativity much so I have to go to Hawaii at least once a year. I stay at a beach called Sunset Beach on the North

Artist E: rabdeepsingh@gmail.com

Shore of Oahu at the Ki Iki Beach Bungalows. I always make sure I take the quick �ight to Lahaina in Maui. I stay in the Hale Maui Apartments and my favourite and possibly best place to eat

Rabdeep Singh You should leave your boyfriend 2009 350mm x 450mm framed

I am forever fettered to myself, that’s what I am, and that’s what I must try to live with - Franz Kafka.

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in Maui, is The Aloha Grill (they do an amazing Kobe style BBQ ribs. Amazing) is a great technique to get away from the art. When I’m there I spend a lot of time at Kapalua Bay, Britney also has a condo there though I hardly ever see her.

To counteract all the American television I go to Bombay, I always stay at the Regency Inn. My friend Abedin owns it. He’s a relaxed guy who’s always asking if you want to go out and �y kites. It’s a relatively small place, three stories with double and deluxe double rooms. It’s in the heart of Colaba, next to the Gateway of India. I love taking First Class AC trains, drinking and smoking, when I’m there I really enjoy smoking inside all the places you can’t in Auckland. My favourite past time when I’m in India is to ride motorcycles. You don’t have to wear a helmet or have a license so you can still look and feel cool. You can go see the Laundromat where people work 18 hours a day for $3 dollars per day (it’s much worse than it sounds).

My recent work has been investigating the degree of intimacy created between author and subject, and the tensions this intimacy provokes. My favourite colour is blue and my lucky number is 7. If you’re in Wellington check out my solo show at DAF106 Gallery opening Thursday 24th September. Thank you and good night.

Rabdeep Singh You should leave your boyfriend (enlarged section) 2009 350mm x 450mm framed

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Pam Tapp

I wasn’t an artist until I was. For along time I played around with the “frillyness” of craft - enjoying but not feeling ful�lled, then as a latecomer embarked on my artistic journey via the Media Arts degree at Wintec.

Suddenly like an explosion, every creative part of me was stimulated, visually and mentally. I was like a mad scientist in my lab, trying a bit of this, mixing a bit of that, sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t and sometimes it was just “WOW” at the result. My art is a concoction of art mixed with craft, sometimes its stand alone, sometimes its muddied. My passions are painting, photography,

printmaking, mosaics, crafts and I love working with them individually as I do with crossing them over. My paintings are abstract, I love how I can turn a whole lot of nothingness into a whole lot of something, as with my photography. I love working with the enlarger, creating with textures and light - I love being experimental and testing the boundaries.

I work as a full-time artist and would love to move on to fabric design and study glass work. I exhibit and have sold work around New Zealand, most recently at The Original Art Sale in Auckland and The Affordable Art Sale in Wellington.

Artist M: 021 298 4252 E: ptapp@xtra.co.nz

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Aubrey Rodriguez

Art has always been my life. I always knew that I wanted to surround myself with art when I �rst started painting and drawing and even more when I found photography. Inspirations have come from my muddled life history. I grew up all over the southern hemisphere with different in�uences in different practices. Yet I was still confused with what I really am, an artist? A photographer?I was confused until Crossover invaded my life. That’s when I realised that I didn’t have to de�ne myself to be anything. Labels suck. I am an artist, a photographer, a poet, all rolled into one, perhaps even more? Fi� Cheung and I found Crossover with the help of 6 pioneers. We put together a show as an example to struggling emerging artists in Auckland that there is a place out there that you can run to and that we were there to help them with their struggles. My current art practices involve using a camera as my medium. I was once told how I have the ability to turn something (or someone!) ugly into something beautiful. I was the ‘capturer of moments’ and every event I found myself going to, I would be trigger-happy as to capture the whole event. I have this longing to shine a spotlight onto objects that the human eye hardly

Artist, Photographer, & Poet M: 021 685 768 E: aubrey.rodriguez@gmail.comW: http://wantok.deviantart.com

Aubrey Rodriguez Tattoo 2009 C-Type Print 594 x 840mm

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ever takes the time to notice. My latest practice has been a technique called lightpainting inspired by my close friend, Michael who experimented with lightpainting for his �ne arts thesis. I knew I wanted to experiment on his technique more, illuminating odd objects and giving them a �ery personality. My most favourite lightpainting piece that I’ve done is entitled, “Strobe” done for a workshop class at Whitecliffe. I wanted to illuminate objects that were usually used to help in a photoshoot in a lighting studio and put these objects in the spotlight. My latest, “Tattoo” was created for Crossover’s �rst exhibition, which played as the counter-part to my poem, also entitled, “Tattoo”.So where do I go from here on? I plan on staying in New Zealand to continue building Crossover. I want to see Crossover succeed, and I want to be able to see emerging artists evolve to established artists. There’s a vast amount of talent out there, and it’s all about showing and getting yourself out there. These words I have yet to listen to myself. But slowly but surely, everything is about the artists and Crossover, and these two will always in�uence my own practice of art. Aubrey Rodriguez 3 Monkeys 2005 Digital C-Type Print

Aubrey Rodriguez Strobe 2007 C-Type Print 297 x 210mm

Vera Limmer

My art work has became a very important part of my life.My name is Vera Limmer and in the past I have exhibited in many group shows recently the Waitakere emerging art awards where I was one of the semi �nalists.

Currently I am focusing on producing a body of work. The body of work will be relief art, a combination of painting and sculpture. I enjoy the �ne balance of order and expressing a strong sense of form and structure. Shedding away the need for

canvas and frame. Breaking away from traditional painting and exploring new paths.

For a long time I had been struggling with images and discovered it was right in front of me, personal connections with my family and their interests and experiences. I am developing in this area of great interest and I know my

Artist M: 027 274 5698 E: allsorted4u@yahoo.co.nz

work will grow with con�dence passion and excitement.

Many of my works are on hardboard because I love the surface and the way paint lies on the wooden surface. In relief art there is a lot of cutting out which I really enjoy. Acrylic paint is quick at drying

and I enjoy the smoothness of the paint. I have a great interest in light also and how it plays on objects and people. The

Vera Limmer West Auckland Family 2009 Acrylic on harboard 1250 x 310mm

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movement of shadows from light to dark, dark to light.

The future holds many possibilities and opportunities, many of these will open by working and producing art. To me art is creative recovery and life shrinks or expands in proportion to ones courage. Remember life’s a great balancing act and you will succeed.

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Keeping up-to-date in our fast paced world

http://eyecontactartforum.blogspot.com - John Hurrell’s blog eyeContact, an art forum that encourages a forum built to encourage art reviews and critical discussion about the visual culture of Aotearoa New Zealand. And a great way to stay up-to-date with what is happening exhibition wise.

www.stevepavlina.com - To help you grow as a conscious human being. The main themes of this site are: truth, love, power, oneness, authority, courage, intelligence. The areas of your life this site will help you improve include: habits, career, money, health, relationships, spirituality.

www.bigidea.co.nz – Is the place to be inspired by the breadth of New Zealand’s arts talent and creative enterprise. Join and have your own listing. Also has listings for employment, commissions, awards, freelance, tenders, proposals… and much more!

www.onlinemarketing.com – Search engine base to websites about marketing.

www.notcot.com – Ideas, aesthetics, amusement. A growing network of design sites. A great place to go for inspiration from design, street culture, couture and trend setters.

www.cutcollective.co.nz – An Auckland, NZ based art collective focused on cultivating collaboration and creative relationships. The Cut Collective aims to work with many like minded creative peeps on a wide variety of art projects with an emphasis on street based work and exhibition events.

http://www.artistsalliance.org.nz/ – Membership based organisation that’s represents and advances the professional interests of the visual artists of New Zealand. Exhibition updates, resources and excellent articles. De�nitely worth been a member.

www.woostercollective.com - This site is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating ephemeral art placed on streets in cities around the world.

www.nyfa.org - New York Foundation for the Arts. NYFA’s mission starts with individual artists in the visual, media, performing and literary arts. This site offers access to a comprehensive list of resources for artists, opening doors to the widest range of �nancial, educational, technological, and institutional resources and information.

www.lostateminor.com – Always lots of funky things are discussed at this online publication of inspiring art, illustration, photography, music, fashion, �lm and more. Sign up for their newsletter and stay up-to-date with what’s happening.

www.tate.org.uk - This doesn’t need an explanation!

www.warhol.org - One of my favourites.

www.artquest.org.uk - The Art quest website contains over 800 free-to-access web pages of practical support, critical articles and opportunities covering every aspect of a visual artist or craftsperson’s career.

www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw.htm - Art law contains over 300 legal related articles written by Henry Lydiate, art and law

specialist, for Art Monthly magazine. It is available here for free personal use.

www.banksy.co.uk - Another one that doesn’t need an explanation.

www.acfa.co.nz - A Centre for Art.

www.jonathanlevinegallery.com – Exhibits a genre of work in�uenced by illustration, comic books, graffiti, street art and pop culture imagery.

http://www.coolhunting.com/ – A daily update on ideas and products in the intersection of art, design, culture and technology.

http://www.blurb.com/ – An online self publishing website.

www.pbs.org/art21/ - Good for research - lots of articles on different artists etc.

www.photography-now.com - This one is really good to subscribe to - they’re always sending out new and interesting photos and articles.

http://www.photoforum-nz.org/ - Really bene�cial being a part of this site, they send out books etc to you through the mail and have occasional meetings.

http://edwardwinkleman.blogspot.com/ - A blog by an American Gallery owner about art, politics, gossip and tough love. A good place to �nd answers to questions like: How do I get signed by a dealer gallery.

http://www.artbook.com/ - Home of D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers, with more than 7,000 books on art and culture from the world’s �nest museums and publishers.

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