Pilgrimage (detail) by M G Walker and Ellen Johansen 2013
Acrylic, brush and ink on board
120 cms by 120 cms
Winter Arts Festival on Waiheke Island, May 31 to June 2, 2014. View 35 Open Studios by award-winning artists. Soiree and Silent Auction 5pm to 7pm on Sunday June 1 at The Waiheke Community Art Gallery.
Winter Arts Festival Peace Postcards
Collaborative works made for Winter Arts Festival, Waiheke Island 2014 by
M G Walker and Ellen Johansen
Peace Postcard 1
Peace Postcard 2
TIVOLI
INVITATION
OPENING EXHIBITION
Sat Feb 22, 5pm
ELLEN JOHANSEN & MICHAEL WALKER
RECENT COLLABORATIONS
As a strand of Ellen and Michael's recent practices they have been
exploring a collaborative approach. This exhibit focuses on recent
collaborations investigating ideas of individual and cultural
transformation.
Ellen Johansen studied in Seattle (U.S.) and has been exhibiting regularly
in New Zealand since 2007. Her often large colour-field-related works
are in NZ and off-shore collections.
Michael was a Goldsmiths College (London) student who gained his post-grad
Diploma from London's Central School of Art and Design. He has exhibited in
London (Whitechapel Art Gallery). Both artists are currently finalists in the
New Zealand Painting & Printmaking Awards.
Gulf News February 2014
M G Walker has been selected as a finalist in the New Zealand and Painting Award 2014 for a collaborative painting with the New Zealand colour-field painter Ellen Johansen. The painting, titled "Mind of Dreams", is 1 metre by 1 metre in size and the medium is acrylic, brush and ink on board.
Mind of Dreams (detail)
The exhibition shows recent collaborative work by M G Walker and Ellen Johansen.
Mind of Dreams exhibition opens on Saturday November 2nd at The Depot Artspace, 28 Clarence Street, Devonport, Auckland and runs until November 21st. The opening event is Saturday November 2nd from 3pm to 4.30 pm.
Below are two details from collaborative paintings that will be on view:
Spirit of this Time and Mind of Dreams
120 cms by 120cm and 100 cms by 100 cms
Acrylic, brush and ink on board
Spirit of this Time
Mind of Dreams
M G Walker has been selected as a finalist in the Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Awards 2013 for a collaborative painting with New Zealand artist Ellen Johansen.
Ellen Johansen and M G Walker are interested in ideas of individual and cultural transformation. Transformation and change are an inevitable part of human experience.
In Metanoia II, the images of human and other mythical beings inhabiting this visual space, appear in a variety of guises. These may include symbols of power and influence, clothing relating to different historical periods, and individuals at times appearing partially clothed or even completely naked. In this dreamlike space all are metaphorically "naked" in the face of this law of nature, experienced in all times and places.
The human narrative takes place in an environment which, while indeterminate, alludes to a kind of emotional climate in which the stories of transformation are set.
Medium: Acrylic and ink on board
Metanoia II
Acrylic, brush and ink on board
120cms by 120 cms