James Ross: Constructing Paintings
16 February, 2016 - 17 April, 2016
Master Bedroom and Little Gallery
James Ross, Blue Pool (2015), Oil on board
James Ross: Constructing Paintings is an exhibition spanning a 30 year period of one of New Zealand’s most important contemporary painters. Drawing from the Arts Trust Collection and the artist’s own, Constructing Paintings illustrates how Ross has, throughout his career, consistantly investigated the relationship between painting and sculpture; pushing the boundaries of what constitutes a painting.
About the Artist:
James Ross, Constructed Painting No 14 (2013), Oil on panels
James Ross was born in Gillingham, England in 1948. He graduated from Auckland University Elam School of Fine Arts in 1979. Since graduating Ross has participated in numerous group and solo shows both in New Zealand and overseas. He is extensively represented in New Zealand’s public collections: Te Papa, Auckland Art Gallery, Christchurch Art Gallery, Dunedin Public Art Gallery.