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stories provide a powerful starting point for Otago Polytechnic,
Bachelor of Fashion Design students. Fashion provides a means of
communicating ideas that are invariably brought to life by the wearer.
But behind any collection there must be a cohesive theme or story that
feeds into the design process. Sonia Sly speaks to three talented third
year students from Otago Polytechnic’s Fashion Design course.
Nov 22, 2015 02:45
pm
When artists
have made a name for themselves creating a distinctive kind of art,
over decades, is it brave or reckless to go off in an entirely
different direction? Dunedin artist Jeffrey Harris is known for his
big, brightly painted canvases. But his next exhibition Renaissance
Days sees him sharing small, intimate works - some taken from old
family photos and others with the faces of models taken from magazines.
Renaissance Days opens on the 28th of November.
Nov 22, 2015 02:38
pm
Did you hear
the one about the heading dog who split in half? Or the Phantom Canoe?
or the Legend of Tunnel Beach? They're all part of New Zealand's wild
and woolly folklore - retold and illustrated in a new graphic novel.
The anthology is a collaboration between old friends - writer Dr
Michael Brown, and comics artist Mat Tait. They explain what started them
off researching and retelling these old yarns.The Heading Dog Who Split
In Half is published by Potton & Burton.
Nov 22, 2015 02:25
pm
The recent
Anim-FX conference in Wellington was a simple statement of the obvious
- the Capital's Weta Digital is one of the world leaders in digital
animation and visual effects. Irene Gardiner from NZ On Screen reminds
us of some hugely popular - if slightly smaller - examples of New
Zealand animation over the years.
Nov 22, 2015 01:48
pm
Dunedin-based
painter and printmaker Simon Kaan has blended his Maori and Chinese
ancestry in meditative paintings and prints for about 15 years now.
Simon's been co-ordinating a group show in Dunedin for Ngai Tahu
artists as well as working for an upcoming show in Napier. He invites
us into his large, light filled and slightly chaotic studio in an old
industrial complex on the city's waterfront.
Nov 22, 2015 01:35
pm
The Elephant Thief, which is set in
the future, is written by Jacob Rajan, who for the first time won't be
performing in an Indian Ink production. There are many including
Krishnan's Dairy, Kiss the Fish and The Guru of Chai which have toured
New Zealand and overseas. The Elephant Thief premieres on the 5th of
December at Hamilton's Meteor Theatre.
Nov 22, 2015 12:45
pm
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