Some of the works use weather to directly represent a mood or state, while others convey more subtly the reflection of human experience in natural forces. Other works reflect the spiritual meaning that weather holds for many artists.
Image: Raymond McIntyre, Storm Brewing, 1905, collection of the Museum of New Zealand. (Runs Feb-Aug 03)
Experiencing Turbulence
Art and the weather | Nga toi o te rangi
opens at Te Papa today.Some of the works use weather to directly represent a mood or state, while others convey more subtly the reflection of human experience in natural forces. Other works reflect the spiritual meaning that weather holds for many artists.
Image: Raymond McIntyre, Storm Brewing, 1905, collection of the Museum of New Zealand. (Runs Feb-Aug 03)
Experiencing Turbulence
Art and the weather | Nga toi o te rangi
opens at Te Papa today.Experiencing Turbulence is a select exhibition offering an insight into how visual artists respond to conditions created by the weather and other natural forces.
The works, which include paintings, photographs, and a video installation, span the last 120 years. Artists include Colin McCahon, Petrus van der Velden, Natalie Robertson, and Anne Noble.
Some of the works use weather to directly represent a mood or state, while others convey more subtly the reflection of human experience in natural forces. Other works reflect the spiritual meaning that weather holds for many artists.
Experiencing Turbulence opens on 25 February in the Ilott Centre. The exhibition runs until mid August and admission is free.
List of Works
Mountain Pass with Rider, 1881, John Gully
Otira Gorge, about 1893, Petrus van der Velden
Storm Brewing, 1905, Raymond McIntyre
The Gorge above Pipiriki, 1982, Anne Noble
Here Me O South Wind, 1977, Colin McCahon
Weatherscape (Mataatua), 2000, Natalie Robertson Linear Aspect, 1969, Brent Wong
Necessary Protection, 1971, Colin McCahon
Chinese Takeaways, 1979, Laurence Aberhart
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