Dianne Register-Stout by her father s paintings which are on display in Sqaure Edge. Register-Stout said her father’s exhibition, NZ Medley, showcases his ability to capture the essence of the land, from the deep South to the upper North Island. His interest and knowledge of New Zealand geology and history gave him a deeper understanding of the land and the layers that formed it, she said. He brought this depth to the surface with his rhythmical brushstrokes and markings in paint. While it’s difficult to part with her father’s work, Register-Stout said he wouldn’t have wanted them to stay locked away.
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Hemi Macgregor’s new paintings in exhibition ‘Toitū Te Whenua, Toitū Te Moana, Toitū Te Tangata’ at Mahara Gallery Waikanae.
As you leave Pukerua Bay going north, sea and sky open you up to the light. Kāpiti Island floats sentinel in the sea and the coast lies as a lip before the mountains. Paintings by Paekākāriki based, Levin raised artist Hemi Macgregor at Mahara Gallery in Waikanae shimmer and reverberate with the feeling of this landscape. Macgregor has also been recognised as part of the current major Auckland Art Gallery survey Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Artand is part of the team working on the new wharenui at Massey University’s Pukeahu campus. His work as sculptor is evident here in the layered ridges of his work ‘Parawhenuamea’ named after the personification of fresh water in Te Ao Māori.
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