Publisher's Synopsis
This work focuses on the work of 18 New Zealand painters, all of whom are contributing to the development of a pictorial tradition in New Zealand art. From the work of Shane Cotton, which addresses such issues as Maori land rights, to the "spiritual" landscapes of Pauline Thompson and the multifarious cut-outs of Richard Killeen, the work gathered in this book reinterprets and reinvents notions of place and history, of lands and deeds.;The interview-based profiles portray the artists in their own words and with their own images. O'Brien's subjects, drawn from a variety of cultural backgrounds and working situations, include emerging painters, as well as mature and established artists: Michael Smither, Gerda Leenards, Dick Frizzell, Stanley Palmer, Bill Hammond, Joanna Margaret Paul, Nigel Brown, Hariata Ropata Tangahoe, Richard Killeen, Michael Shepherd, Jacqueline Fahey, Michael Stevenson, Richard McWhannell, Barbara Strathdee, Trevor Moffitt, Pauline Thompson, Shane Cotton and Toss Woollaston.;The book includes over 200 colour and monochrome reproductions of the works. Photographic portraits of the artists in their working environments are also included. Gregory O'Brien is the author of "Moments of Invention" and "Days Beside Water".
