Matter
Lisa Walker, Adrienne Millwood, Suji Park,
03 May – 31 May 2014
Lisa Walker
“I research the differences between an acceptable notion of beauty or stereo-type, and something else – the search for an aesthetic that we hardly ever see, but nevertheless perhaps recognise. I don’t want to make pieces that are easily steered through our established channels, I want people to be forced to work on new syllogisms, analogies and positions. I am continually pushing towards the extreme, and see this is a method which enables an expansion in thinking and ways of working. I use a large range of materials and techniques. I make reactionary work, consciously active with influences from all walks of culture and life. The pieces are often laced with references to contemporary jewellery of the last forty years, questioning and researching what jewellery means, what it can be. I position my work around the history, future, and boundaries of jewellery. I make pieces for the future. Everything is food for art”.
Adrienne Millwood is a Christchurch-based artist who graduated with a Fine Arts Honours degree from the University of Canterbury in 2012. Millwood’s practice exploits the combination of different mediums, including found photography, painting, printmaking and projections. She is represented by {Suite} Gallery in Wellington.
Suji Park Born in Seoul, South Korea and lives in Auckland. She has a Masters in Fine Arts from Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, 2013 and has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in New Zealand. She is represented by Ivan Anthony in Auckland.