Exhibiting in Harmony at Pixel Ink Gallery

25.02.09

Exhibiting in Harmony at Pixel Ink Gallery

Artists and friends Rosie Harper and Susan Skelton showcase their talents – a dual exhibition of abstract and narrative artworks – at Pixel Ink Gallery previewing on Wednesday 11 March at 5.30pm.

The Wellington based artist’s present their latest exhibition, titled Harmony which celebrates the alliance of both artist's who have two distinctly different styles of working, exhibiting along side each other in unity .

“I create abstract [artworks] with passion, exploring the boundaries with resulting explosions of colour and shape onto a canvas, reflecting the elements that surround me.” says Skelton

Skelton's approach to art making is an abstract one, where colour and texture play a key part in the energy expressed through the artworks. Harper on the other hand, creates works of a more illustrative nature, depicting scenes and figures captured from her imagination.

Harper describes her artistic process, “I am in a mad passionate love affair with detail and spend many hours just drawing my art onto a large canvas, illustrating a storybook tale … the story is also part of my process,'

Pixel Ink Gallery director, Rosalind Clark says the artists both have unique styles that will appeal to a wide variety of audiences. Viewers will be able to engage in an array of artistic expression, whether it be from an Art Deco inspired piece of Harper's, or a vibrant, textured expressive piece of Skelton's.

• Exhibition details:

Rosie Harper and Susan Skelton
Harmony
Pixel Ink Gallery, 12 Constable Street, Newtown, Wellington

Runs from 11 – 22 March 2009
Opening night: Wednesday 11 March 5.30 – 7.30pm

Admission FREE, all welcome to attend.

Opening hours:
Wed – Fri 10am – 5.30pm
Sat – Sun 10am – 3.30pm

• For more information visit www.pixelink.co.nz or email gallery@pixelink.co.nz.

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Artist Biography (edited)

Biography - Susan Skelton:

Susan just adores colour, strong texture, warmth and the feeling of being drawn into a painting. Susan’s influences come from many streams; an angry ocean, soft warm sand, the sun rising through heavy cloud, a clear blue sky. By incorporating these facets into her work Susan produces abstract pieces that are striking and at the same time very pleasing to the eye.
www.susanskelton.com

Biography - Rosie Harper:
Rosie has been published in Society Magazine, USA, exhibited extensively in London, USA and Europe and has several private collectors dotted all around the world who have become friends and companions through this journey she is on. She uses the internet, (artbyrosie.com - my web gallery) her home and exhibitions to show her work and has exhibited in several shows during 2008 in New Zealand.
Rosie’s work is mainly Art Deco style with some Art Nouveau and Surrealism mixed in for good measure and tends to go for illustrative, bright and colourful rather than dark and somber by letting her imagination run riot. www.artbyrosie.com

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