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Show 36 - The Illustrious Career of David Elliot - David Elliot is a multi-award winning author and illustrator who lives in Port Chalmers, and draws inspiration from local wildlife and the sea. David talks to Sally about his uncertain start as an artist, how he received some unexpected help from an Antarctic gnome, and his transformative experience as an illustrator for Brian Jacques' best-selling Redwall books.
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Show 35 - Simon Richardson - Portrait of the Artist - Dunedin painter Simon Richardson was recently the only New Zealander to be a finalist for the coveted Archibald Prize for portraiture in Sydney. He has painted some of this country's most notable artists, writers, academics and sportspeople. Simon talks to Sally about striving for the 'precious' quality of Old Master portraits, and what it's like to work in sittings with his famous subjects, including some much-needed context for his controversial nude of former All Black Anton Oliver.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz -
Margery Blackman: Weaving, Life - Join us as we celebrate the life and career of one of NZ's most prominent textile artists, Dunedin weaver Margery Blackman, ahead of a major retrospective at DPAG. Curator Elle Loui August describes how the passion, dedication, and irrepressible curiosity of this self-styled "serious amateur" enabled her to become an acknowledged master of her craft, with a lasting impact on the collections of major Dunedin art insititutions, and the development of textile arts nationwide.
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Show 33 - Bathrooms Revisited - Spend too long in the bathroom with recent Frances Hodgkins Fellow Emily Hartley-Skudder. Emily reveals the extent of her fascination with retro toilet fittings, eccentric decor choices, and the deeply suspect art historical tradition of painting naked women getting themselves clean. You will never look at your own bathroom in quite the same way again.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz -
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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Marilynn Webb - Folded in the Hills - Curators Lauren Gutsell and Lucy Hammonds discuss the long but deeply rewarding journey of assembling the magnificent Marilynn Webb exhibition currently on show at the Gallery.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz -
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
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Show 28 - Anita de Soto - Into the Light - Dunedin artist and School of Art teacher Anita de Soto talks about her unashamed celebration of real femininity. Anita looks back at work from her 2018 William Hodges Fellowship, in which she brought colonial women out of their historical anonymity and into the foreground. She also discusses more recent work in which she challenges the misogyny of classic Baroque paintings through playful painting techniques, and bold use of colour.
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Show 27 - Victoria McIntosh: The Power of Pudding - Victoria discusses the origins of her witty, provocative and highly original creative practice. Find out why being forced to attend ballet classes as a child has resulted in the making of exquisite pudding sculptures out of recycled vintage shapewear.
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Show 26 - Otago Art Society, past and present - Otago Art Society past presidents Doug Hart and Jenny Longstaff discuss the illustrious 147-year history of the OAS, and the impressive programme of exhibitions they currently manage each year. Hear how the Society has gradually evolved into the lively and inclusive organisation it is today.
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Night Vision with Steev Peyroux - Dunedin artist and educator Steev Peyroux talks to Sally about his career transition from full-time dancer to artist and art teacher, and how some of the skills he learned as a dancer turned out to be surprisingly transferrable. Steev is a proud exponent of the value and uniqueness of Otago Polytechnic Te Pukenga School of Art night classes, which he has taught for many years.
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Acclaimed Dunedin painter Jeffrey Harris talks to Sally about becoming an artist in the face of his father's staunch disapproval, and how his grandparents and a generous art teacher helped. Harris dislikes anything transitory, and although not religious himself, longs to recover the intensity of early religious art. Hear how he draws inspiration from local landscapes while placing people and emotion at the heart of his practice.
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Show 23 - Under Review with James Dignan - ODT art reviewer James Dignan talks to Sally about the important distinction between reviewing and criticising. How does an honest reviewer avoid discouraging artists? How to write accessibly about difficult art? And how can a reviewer encourage reluctant viewers across gallery thresholds? Join us and find out.
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Show 22 - Between Showers - Clive Humphreys is a painter, printmaker and former head of the Dunedin School of Art. In today's episode, he talks to Sally about his development as an artist, how he balanced the demands of academic life with a thriving artistic practice, and the interesting effects of retiring from teaching to become a full-time artist in the idyllic surrounds of Waiheke Island.
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Ross talks to Vanessa Cook from Milford Gallery about the stunning Tuhura Sculpture Invitational: a rare and spectacular showcase featuring some of NZ's foremost sculptors. What makes sculpture such a distinctive art form? What is the best way to look at a sculpture? How have the featured artists reimagined their materials? Join Ross and Vanessa for a great discussion.
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Show 20 - Getting Naked with John Z Robinson - Dunedin jeweller and painter Jon Z. Robinson talks about his childhood love of colour, early artistic influnces including Robin White, and the evolution of his long-standing practice of drawing from nude models.
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Show 19 - The Role of Technology in Art - DPAG Society President Ross Currie talks to two local artists with diametrically opposing views on the role of technology in art. Goldsmith Tony Williams is committed to traditional methods of handmaking jewellery. Photographer Jennifer Belt has embraced photoshop as a means of achieving her creative vision. This is an ongoing debate in the art world. Where do you stand?
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Show 18 - SITE Specific - Ben Fitzgerald and Esmond Paterson - Ahead of the 2022 SITE exhibition, two promising young graduates of the Dunedin School of Art reflect on their time at art school. Ben Fitzgerald and Esmond Paterson discuss aspects of their current creative practice, ranging from the challenges of integrating text into visual art forms, to the exploration of hypermasculine symbolism in contemporary gay subculture.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz - Montre plus
