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Ian Brown and Paul Jones

Ian Brown & Paul Jones

Dust and Clouds: Dots and Pixels

March 8th – April 12th
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Ian Brown Paul Jones Dust and Clouds: Dots and Pixels

Ian Brown and Paul Jones both share an interest in the same source material; images of elemental natural forces at work. Each has a fascination with the almost intangible nature of this phenomena where ‘dust and clouds’ of poetic beauty describe events of cataclysmic proportion.

For Paul Jones this is a touchstone connecting him to an interior world of the imagination, while in perhaps a more detached manner, Ian Brown is looking into the way we experience the act of looking. Dots and pixels act as the mediation between the real world, the photograph and its expression in print.

Both artists come together in this show of drawings and prints as Paul collaborates with Ian to convert and reconfigure some of his drawings into print, through the solar plate etching process.

Paul Jones Brixton Hill SW2 Super Cell Series Ink, compressed charcoal on drafting film

Paul Jones
Brixton Hill SW2 Super Cell Series
Ink, compressed charcoal on
drafting film
Paul Jones’ work stems from questions of memory and imagination. All his work has this strong thread connecting them. Though the viewer may find a myriad of materials and media being used, his goal is to push concepts through the work, balancing the believable, observable world with the unbelievable, the unseen, the unheimlich.New drawings have been produced using charcoal on tracing paper the starting point are internet images from storm chasers.
Storm chasers are used as vicarious conduits so as to experience these special cloud systems. The end results are fully appropriated images as drawings with titles’ that refer to Jones’ local inner city home to contrast the big open space of Midwest America were many of the weather systems referenced occur.
Ian Brown Tromba Marina I, Screenprint/Etching
Ian Brown
Tromba Marina I,
Screenprint/Etching
Ian Brown’s subject matter is extreme natural phenomena taken from a range of sources. Whilst on the one hand these prints appear to be a search for the sublime in the face of often potentially destructive natural forces, they are also an exploration of the way photographic images are delivered.The four colour process through which we receive printed imagery (on paper) is frequently referenced, reminding the viewer of the mechanism that deceives the eye. As a consequence most of the prints have two viewing distances, close up where the roseate clusters can be seen, and at distance where the image prevails.In more recent works the use of photopolymer etching techniques allow the digital signature of low resolution imagery to be made manifest.
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NZ Native Birds at Wharepuke

Following on the Birds at Wharepuke theme my mother took these beautiful photos here yesterday.

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NZ Native Birds at Wharepuke. The Fantail, Tui and Kereru are the 3 most common here

2 great photos of fantails! Anyone who has tried to take photos of fantails will know that they won’t stay still and you end up with lots of photos of blurry bits of feather disappearing off the edge. The Tui , a NZ Honeyeater,  has 2 voice boxes and produce extraordinary song. Many notes are beyond what the human ear can hear.

All photos © Jill Lancaster

 

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Northland Storm in Kerikeri

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Northland storm – 4 continuous days of heavy rain and strong winds here in  Kerikeri.

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We got off lightly here at Wharepuke in Kerikeri Northland. A beautiful Fishtail Palm came down, a few big branches and lots of leaf litter, and the new driveway washed away but nothing compared to many who are still doing the big cleanup or waiting for the waters to recede.

A stunning sunrise as the storm passed then blue skies and sunshine.

Nature recovering.