Sculpture Sets the Scene

Artists announced for Harbourview Sculpture Trail, 5 - 28 March 2016

Recycled glass and shopping bags, natural wood and metals will create a breathtaking array of contemporary sculptures, as artists have now been selected, for the Harbourview Sculpture Trail 2016, one of Auckland’s most anticipated art trails.

Sally Lush, Harbourview Sculpture Trail Curator said 37 artworks by 43 emerging and established artists, including two international artists, have been announced.

“The Harbourview Sculpture Trail is held in a unique environment set around ponds, native flax and bush within an untouched paradise nestled on Te Atatu Peninsula. The natural environment is pitched against a backdrop of the Auckland Harbour Bridge, city lights and stunning sea views.”

“All of the sculptures are site specific and have been chosen to sit amongst the wetland site. Several works will use materials found in the area as an integral part of the sculpture. I’m really excited about the works which have been selected and I look forward to identifying locations in the trail where each special piece will shine in its own environment.”

“Anton Forde, a returning artist from 2014, will show his new work Seven waka came into Te Atatu which explores the migration of the Maori waka to New Zealand.”

“Contemporary artist Margaret Johnston uses materials that would normally be disposed of in landfill sites such as plastic bags. Together with traditional craft skills, of knitting and crochet, Margaret’s intention is to create intriguing pieces that invite reflection about the enviornment.”

Lush said this is the first year international artists have been selected to showcase their art.

“Anthea Simmonds, from the Netherlands, will create a floating Portable Paradise exhibit and Sally Kidall, from Australia, will showcase In the Bag: is enough enough? These sculptures focus on cultural displacement, consumption and materialism,” she said.

Artists and sculptures were selected by a panel that included Andrew Clifford Director of Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Monique Redmond Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader of Visual Arts at AUT and Harbourview Sculpture Trail Curator Sally Lush.

The Harbourview Sculpture Trail at Harbourview Peoples Park, Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland is open daily from Saturday 5 March to Monday 28 March 2016. Curator Sally Lush will host public tours each Friday and Saturday at 11am and 2pm. Tickets are on sale now and available from www.iticket.co.nz

Selected Artists

The following artists, from throughout New Zealand and including artists from Australia and the Netherlands, are exhibitors at the Harbourview Sculpture Trail 2016, Te Atatu Peninsula.

Phillippa Kenny, Ramon Robertson, Bernie Harfleet & Donna Turtle Sarten, Kenneth Merrick , Nate Savill & Niki White, Rebecca Rose, Audrey Boyle, Blair Fraser, Karin Barr, Elaine Barry Conway, Mary Paton, Marlyne Jackson, Rose Petterson, Sharonagh Montrose, Sally Kidall, Sophie Herman, Fiona Rennie Schwieters, Margaret Johnston, Todd Sheridan, Juliette Laird, Bridget Mintoft, Nicholas Mans, Anthea Simmonds, Anton Forde, Jeff Thomson & Bev Goodwin, Emil McAvoy, Penny Howard, Zoe Nash, Gareth Williams, Philippa Nielsen, Carol Green, Ross Forbes, Gina Fergusson, Carolyn Lawrence, Diane Atkinson, Danielle Ferreira Beckner & Matt Williams, Billadonna & Salt, Simon Gray.