Author Archives: Richard Wedekind
Paris Parking
While I was working on my Ph.D. at the University of Tasmania a Parisian post-Doc and his exotic wife came to the Geology Department to study with the renowned Prof. David Green. My enduring memory of their short sojourn down under was the wife commenting on a parking mishap she had in Hobart when she […]
Put a Stake through Rodney’s Hide
I see that unwanted politician Rodney Hide continues to push his wheelbarrow of BS and is still getting away with it. The Auckland Herald for some strange reason seems to think that he has something interesting to say beyond his home renovations or new trials as a late-in-life father. This time he rails against […]
The New Zealand Statue – Contemporary Figure Sculpture in Aotearoa
A survey of contemporary New Zealand figurative sculpture curated by Robin Woodward is currently on show at Zealandia Sculpture Garden, near Warkworth. The show includes works by: Paul Dibble, Marian Fountain, Hannah Kidd, Richard McWhannell, Terry Stringer, Llew Summers, Greer Twiss, Toby Twiss and myself. The show will run through January and February 2013 and […]
The Artist’s Garden
My good friend and near-neighbour Kelley Diener is starting a new venture. On 19th of January she is opening her Orapiu garden (The Artist’s Garden) to the public. She is showing outdoor art and sculptural works by local artists and has talked me into revisiting the back-catalogue. I have two works with her: Flight – […]
Sculpt Oneroa – a sort of Salon des Refuses
Oneroa village on Waiheke Island is to host Sculpt Oneroa, an outdoor sculpture show timed to coincide with the bi-annual Sculpture on the Gulf exhibition. The idea is to exhibit work of local sculptors, many of whom have previously exhibited at Sculpture on the Gulf and Toi Gallery including: Chris Bailey, Leon van den Eijkel, […]
Zealandia Sculpture Show
I am off to Zealandia Sculpture Garden tomorrow for the installation of my new work Quarter acre weatherboard paradise. This will be part of the ‘Contemporary Figure Sculpture in Aotearoa’ exhibition to be held there over the summer. I will post images of the installation soon.
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