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Artbay Gallery - Tony O Keefe
Location: Artbay Gallery, Marine Parade, Queenstown
Region: Queenstown
Dates: Wed, 6 December 2017 - Wed, 24 January 2018 @ 10am - 5pm daily.
Tony O’Keefe is an Australian born Kiwi who has been residing in Queenstown for over 25 years.
As an artist-philosopher O'Keefe combines studies in biology, physics, industrial design and information science to express his artistic identity through sculpture. His work is in private collections in Australia and New Zealand and was recently recognised at the 2016 Queenstown Arts Centre Annual Art Awards, winning the Supreme Award, Best Artwork in Show.
O'Keefe's diverse sculptural works are each based on a single principle or idea. Employing his signature materials of old steel and found objects he fuses the founding concept into beautiful, dramatic and sometimes menacing forms. Through the powerful use of symbols and stark contrast, he challenges us to see everyday items, cultural artefacts and our own behaviour in new ways.
“I see art as a conversation and invite the viewer in. My work is deliberately disruptive, tactile, cryptic or controversial. It is important to me that people can interact with my artwork on as many levels as possible. By coming close and standing in the shoes of the artist you may experience the artwork as I have during its creation and discover something of the meaning instilled there."
"I am an explorer of the natural world and see conceptual art as a way to defy limits and broaden my experience. The three-dimensional realm of sculpture offers a greater range of tools and I will use kinetic and performance elements where necessary. Drawn to beauty and to extremes, I am equally at home working with dense organic complexity as I am with sparse geometric minimalism."
Location
Artbay Gallery, Marine Parade, Queenstown
January 2018
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1 | Artbay Gallery - Emma ButlerTue, 19 December 2017 - Tue, 2 January 2018 @ 10am - 5pm daily. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Hullabaloo Art Space - Summer ExhibitionSun, 10 December 2017 - Sun, 7 January 2018 @ 10am - 4pm daily. Central Cinema - Peter Pan.1st Screening - Jan 4th, 2nd Screening Jan 7th. Thu, 4 January 2018 - Sun, 7 January 2018 @ Jan 4th, 2pm, Jan 7th 5pm. Central Otago Art Society - Summer Arts at the Packing Shed.Sat, 6 January 2018 - Sun, 7 January 2018 @ 1oam - 5pm daily Cromwell Heritage Precinct - Farmers Market.Sun, 7 January 2018 - Sun, 15 April 2018 @ Every Sunday - 9am to 1pm. Hullabaloo - Nigel Wilson, Ferris Road ProjectSun, 7 January 2018 - Sun, 28 January 2018 @ 10am - 4pm daily | 8 | 9 | 10 | Artbay Gallery - Fiona Kerr Gedson & Annemieke FamiloThu, 21 December 2017 - Thu, 11 January 2018 @ 10am - 5pm daily. | 12 | 13 |
14 | Queenstown Art Centre - Elizabeth Drury.Fri, 22 December 2017 - Mon, 15 January 2018 @ Please phone for opening hours | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Rippon Festival RetrospectiveSun, 21 January 2018 - Tue, 6 February 2018 @ 11am - 5pm daily. | Queenstown Art CentreMon, 22 January 2018 - Wed, 28 February 2018 @ 9am - 3pm Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 4pm Saturday. | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
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