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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
March 2024
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Arts Central - "ACE Exhibition"Fri, 1 March 2024 - Sun, 3 March 2024 @ Friday 3pm-9pm. Saturday 10am-8pm. Sunday 10am-3pm Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - "Bannockburn, A Place to Stand", by Jan and Tim HawkinsFri, 1 March 2024 - Thu, 11 April 2024 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | Eade Gallery - "Unveiled" by Christine MaynardSat, 2 March 2024 - Wed, 3 April 2024 @ Daily | |||||
Arts Central - "ACE Exhibition"Fri, 1 March 2024 - Sun, 3 March 2024 @ Friday 3pm-9pm. Saturday 10am-8pm. Sunday 10am-3pm | Riverside Gallery - Ira Mitchell Artist in Residence ExhibitionSun, 25 February 2024 - Mon, 4 March 2024 @ Sun-Wed,12 noon-3pm. Thurs-Sat,11am-4pm | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Hullabaloo Art Space - 'Victorian Twist' by Debbie Neill.Sun, 10 March 2024 - Sat, 30 March 2024 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | The Central Otago Wellbeing Project - Shaping Tomorrow TogetherTue, 27 February 2024 - Mon, 11 March 2024 @ Respond to the Survey Now | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Central Otago Art Society - Expressive Floral Painting Workshop with Megan HuffadineTue, 30 January 2024 - Sat, 16 March 2024 @ Register Now Register Now - Introduction to Coloured Pencil Drawing with Marion Vialade-WorchSat, 16 March 2024 Clyde Theatre Group - "Canoeing for Beginners" by Mike YeamanSat, 16 March 2024 - Fri, 22 March 2024 @ 16th - 22nd, 7.30pm. Matinee 17th, 4pm. |
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - "Echo" by Jillian Porteous and Odelle MorshuisMon, 19 February 2024 - Sun, 17 March 2024 @ Daily | 18 | Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - Studio 5 Art ExhibitionTue, 19 March 2024 - Sun, 14 April 2024 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | 20 | 21 | Clyde Theatre Group - "Canoeing for Beginners" by Mike YeamanSat, 16 March 2024 - Fri, 22 March 2024 @ 16th - 22nd, 7.30pm. Matinee 17th, 4pm. | Register Now - Introduction to Drawing with Marion Vialade-WorchSat, 23 March 2024 - Sun, 24 March 2024 |
Register Now - Introduction to Drawing with Marion Vialade-WorchSat, 23 March 2024 - Sun, 24 March 2024 | 25 | 26 | Applications are Now Open - Michael King Writers Centre Australian ResidencyWed, 27 March 2024 - Mon, 22 April 2024 @ Applications Open Now | Central Otago Art Society - Art in the Lodge, Easter ExhibitionThu, 28 March 2024 - Mon, 1 April 2024 @ Daily | 29 | 30 |
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