Last Chance to See Peter Madden's Work at Pataka

Last Chance to See Peter Madden's Work at Pataka

Peter Madden Coming from all the places you have never been
Until Sunday 30 Nov 2014

This Sunday will be the last chance to see Peter Madden's wonderful exhibitionComing from all the places you have never been, recently reviewed by Claire Mabey in EyeContact who said:

Madden’s miniature worlds resonate with increasing concern over human impact on the environment and even on the impact on such stress on human nature itself. Madden’s work oscillates back and forth between a delight in man and nature (Leave, 2004) and an awareness of the dark consequences of man’s impact on nature (The Leaving, 2008).

‘There’s seriousness to what I do, but I always downplay it’, says Madden. It is this seriousness that Helen Kedgley has allowed to emerge through her curation of Coming from all the places you have never been. What lingers in the mind after leaving the gallery is exquisitely pleasurable, but it is darkly shrouded by the fragility of a natural world that contains human nature, accompanied by explosive energies that can shatter and move whole systems.

Read Claire Mabey’s entire review on Peter Madden’s Pataka exhibition here:
http://eyecontactsite.com/2014/11/madden-at-pataka#ixzz3J0NA15qd

Also, opening next Sunday the 7th of December at 2pm:

Come and hear Nicholas Butler, Curator & Collections Administrator at The James Wallace Arts Trust, talk about the latest Wallace Art Awards, followed by Robin White and Ruha Fifita discussing their collaborative works at 2.30pm.

Mark & Paul Rayner: SHELF LIFE
27 November 2014 - 18 January 2015
The Rayner brothers have infiltrated the TOI Gallery at Pataka, showcasing everything from subversive celebrity ceramic portraits to intricate matchstick art. A must see for anyone with an interest in Toby jugs and a sense of humour.

CHE THORP ARTIST WORKSHOP
6 December 2014, 11am - 4pm, Pataka Education space

This is an opportunity to create something magical from a humble piece of driftwood with the help of Gisborne sculptor Che Thorp. Only 15 spots available so be in quick, details avaible from:http://www.pataka.org.nz/2014/06/che-thorp-workshop/

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