New Movement in New Zealand Art

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Farbist Press Release
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:15:17 +1300

New Movement in New Zealand Art
 
New Zealand’s first home-grown art movement is to be launched this week in Palmerston North.  Founded by Manawatu artists Ingeborg Bouda and Romuald Rudzki, Farbist Art differs from traditional painting in that it attempts to remove the will of the artist in the creative process.

“The artist ceases to be the most important thing” says Romuald “instead, we allow the materials to do the work and you end up with something quite beautiful.”

The pair have been painting together since 2008 and work in a collaborative way which adds another interesting dimension to Farbism:

 “We work on the same canvas, sometimes taking turns, sometimes working simultaneously on different parts together and the work emerges through a process of allowing it to paint itself, which makes for some quite extraordinary effects that simply cannot be achieved using traditional methods”  says Romuald.

The first Farbist exhibition takes place at Square Edge, Palmerston North from Saturday March 13th until Tuesday April 13th.   Sixteen initial joint pieces will be on display, including The Fragmentation of the Passing Moment which is the founding work of the Farbist movement (see image below)

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