'Villas' small sculpture for 'Off the Wall'-Small Sculpture Show 2013 - Waiheke Island

Villas I and II (2013) recycled rimu, paint and pencil.

This finely painted sculpture uses recycled materials to create a new two piece sculpture that alludes to the idea of book ends. The history of the rimu is reflected on the surface to show several interior and exterior aspects of its origins, which include architectural views, decorative forms and original wallpaper designs. This work was shown at the 'Off the Wall' Small sculpture show on Waiheke Island in 2013 and is currently for sale. Contact email juliaoram333@gmail.com

What the Tree Sees - Art in the Dark

Art in the Dark is on next month- Friday 9 and Saturday 10 November

What the Tree Sees will be shown as part of the Art in the Dark Cinema

 That the Tree Sees (2012) Video stills.

The project explores notions of the park’s space,  as an imagined experience from the tree’s point of view, during daylight hours. The park operates as a vertical corridor, connecting Ponsonby road with lower Howe street and Beresford street west that directs foot traffic in both directions activating the space with both movement and sound.

The boundless possibilities of what the tree witnesses includes the activity of animals, birds and people that use the park, but there is also consideration for the moments of relative inactivity and quiet when the anything can occur. The work goes on to question how many moments, either real or imagined, can occur throughout the park in a day.

Although the audience may be entertained by the images and ideas, there is also a challenge to consider a view of the park from a fresh perspective – from the static, enduring place of the tree, and the park itself.

'Skywand' Photographs 10-12 November

'Art in the Dark' was a great success this weekend. The weather was perfect and a full moon was very evident on Friday night. As usual there was an amazing atmosphere and a very enthusiastic audience.

                                                                       Skywand with reflected 'bubble'.

Sky Wand (2011) at Art in the Dark 2011.

                                           'Sky Wand' (2011)

Sky Wand  is a tall, twinkling wand that draws the viewer's attention to the heavens.

The form is filled with flickering lights that eminate through halo-like cut outs. Sky Wand

alludes to the Sky Tower on the city's horizon and prompts the valley strolling audience

to look upwards as they walk down the valley side.  On a starry night the wand will sparkle with the other stars, and when cloudy it will remind us of what is concealed beneath the cloud cover.

The work is designed to remind us of how little we know about what lies beyond our world. The wand's halo shapes allude to the mystery and magic of the heavens and questions how we might imagine the much debated 'hole' in the ozone layer, which may lie directly above us.

See art in a whole new light Art in the Dark 11 & 12 November 2011 Western Park Ponsonby Auckland

Art in the Dark website artinthe dark.co.nz 


Art in the Dark showcases:

• Kinetic Structures and Sculptures
• Light Installations
• Interactive Projects
• Spatial Projects
• Landscape Community Projects
• Sound Installations
• Short Film Artworks
• Performances

 

Icycle (2010) new photos

'Icycle'(2010), Brick Bay Sculpture Trail, Warkworth.

Icycle (2010)
Fibreglass, stainless steel, paint, cedar.

Brick Bay Sculpture Trail,
Snell's Beach
Warkworth.

www. brickbaysculpture.co.nz

Icycle is a whimsical work that plays with scale to combine two objects not normally seen together that come from two opposing scales. This work is also a curiosity, an iceberg presented as a form of confectionery which entices the viewer to approach the work for closer inspection. The slick, white, shiny surface is reminiscent of snowy mountain peaks, and icebergs, but on a model-like scale. In the context of Aotearoa, it is a reminder of the rapidly melting icebergs that passed our southern shores not so long ago.

Although strange and quirky, this sculpture is also alludes to some serious environmental and political issues. Global warming and changes in the ozone layer threaten our safety and even our existence. The excitement of the unusual event of the passing icebergs in 2006 was mixed with the anxiety of its meaning. The concept of melting is also associated with loss, in particular loss associated with both the environment and land. It reminds us of the impact we have had historically in Aotearoa, and that we have on the world today.

'Sky Mirror' (2010), Art in the Dark, Ponsonby, Auckland.

Sky Mirror (2010)
Fibreglass, nylon, thread, plastic,lights.

Sky Mirror is a colourful, dynamic light work that allows us to reflect on our perception of space as we look down on the work to see what is in reality overhead. The process also alludes to the traditional placement of knowledge and diagrams to be viewed on a horizontal plane when in this case the reality is vertically above the viewer.

The surface image shows an activated diagram of the October night sky with its thousands of stars, including the Milky Way and the major contellations. When installed Sky Mirror will be orientated for the correct reading of the diagram for October 2010.

Art in the Dark (2010) is a new initiative of lightworks by designer Celia Harrison.

Art in the Dark is an interactive community event that was held in the dark in Ponsonby's Western Park on the 15th and 16th of October 2010.

Art in the Dark transformed the park into a temporary community hub, illuminated by installations, projected short films and performances along a walk throughout the park. The entire event is eco-friendly, and all projects were powered by clean energy, with minimal waste. Art in the Dark aims to develop new forms of sustainable practices within the community with a view to inspiring other events and businesses to follow suit.

Long term, the Art in the Dark vision is to not only make the event in Western Park annual, but also to develop and grow community and environmental awareness via smaller events, providing constant opportunities for artists and progressing an artist collective.

www.artinthedark.co.nz