Exhibitions

Just for the fun of it - Te Puti Art Studio

To see what happens when individuals are given:
• a 1m length of RESENE wallpaper
• a set of OPEN instructions
• a group of enthusiasts
• a gallery space
Plus they had to choose 8 out of 12 other elements to include - see below.

Artists include Carole Shepheard, Sheena Lomas, Linda Cole-Cantwell, Di Jeffries, Jeanette Schollum, Marg Beet, Gail Corboy, Robyn Ninnes, Merania Kana, Zarna Torpey, Carolyn Wilson, Brenda Ronowicz, Lois Emmett and Heather Bramwell
Students in two classes at Te Puti Art Studio were given a challenge, partly to see what eventuated, but more to question how to take ideas further, how to move past the obvious and to think outside the box and ultimately to understand compositional problems better. Some individuals misinterpreted the project, some chose to be highly selective and not use all the suggested elements, some procrastinated while others stepped way outside their comfort zone. The individuals range from a 17year old correspondence student to me being the oldest! Some are very new to the studio and others have been making art for many years. This certainly created a lively atmosphere with a certain level of humorous rebellion! Bring it on!

Not only did the students receive 1 metre of a gorgeous Resene wallpaper they had to include 8 out of these 12 elements (issued by Carol Shepheard)

You have been given a 1m length of wallpaper as your substrate
You may chose to attach this to another surface e.g. board, canvas, fabric, heavy paper
You may paint, stitch, draw, collage, sew, cut, adhere, erase
You can use the instructions in any order you wish apart from step one
Ensure you use at least EIGHT from the list below.

Consider the image carefully, look for its hidden elements and make a decision to paint over at least half with transparent or opaque paint
Loosely paint a figure 8
Make a large LINE drawing of a STRUCTURAL BUILDING in coloured pencil, molotow pen, paint or stitch etc.
Draw a geometric shape & paint in it a PATTERN that best represents your CULTURE

5 Paint 2 ORGANIC & FLUID shapes that spill off the edge of the substrate

Paint or stitch or collage an ORIGAMI form in detail
Paint some of the background SPACES a ‘warm’ colour and some a “cool” colour
Stencil circles or dots or squares over 1/3 to ½ of the entire surface
Paint a string of FAIRY lights OR a CLIMBING plant OR a RIBBON or a CONSTELLATION that winds ‘in & out’ / ‘over & under’/’through & beyond’
Construct a window /picture FRAME shape and paint a view of Kawhia
Paint a SILHOUETTE of an insect, butterfly, animal, bird, fish or lizard shape
Place a domestic VESSEL - either as an outline or in detail somewhere within a an existing space
An element of your choice