From Here to There
13 September, 2012 - 4 November, 2012
Little Gallery
Yung Chen, The River of Love (2012)
Falefatu Enari, Library (2012)
From Here to There showcases recent works created by the community of artists who practice at the Spark Centre of Creative Development.
Spark Centre is an inclusive studio environment where any person is welcome; it specialises in providing for artists living with the life experience of disability, impairment, or other diverse social and personal need.
In-depth visual arts programmes offer person-centred learning in art making and self development through creative process; the work provides an innovative, unique synthesis of arts practice and personal growth. Artists gain a sense of self and identity, growing meaning and purpose in their lives through the process of making art.
From Here to There features various mediums and content. The works essentially present the artist’s unique voice: pictorial narrative or imagery that reflects their life perception, response and interpretations of the world. The work offers an authentic perspective, refreshing in its direct rendering – a contribution of significance within the world of contemporary art.
The artists in this exhibition include Matthew Tucker, Falefatu Enari, Yung Chen, Allyson Hamblett, Warren Clements, Matthew Allerby and Antonia Nicoll. The works featured range from narrative painting and portraiture to expressive abstractions. The exhibition aims to present a concise body of work that reflects the cultural and artistic diversity existent within Spark Centre today.
Spark Centre is based in an open studio in Fowlds Park, St Lukes, Auckland.