{"id":1862,"date":"2015-03-04T03:49:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T03:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nzculturalgenealogymapping.wordpress.com\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2015-07-22T01:26:20","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T01:26:20","slug":"the-driving-force-exhibition-opening-at-depot-artspace-saturday-february-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depotpress.co.nz\/2015\/03\/04\/the-driving-force-exhibition-opening-at-depot-artspace-saturday-february-28\/","title":{"rendered":"The Driving Force exhibition opening at Depot Artspace Saturday February 28"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Artists (left – right) Nicholas J. Boyd, Paris Kirby and Yonel Watene<\/p><\/div>\n

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The last day in February 2015 (Saturday February 28) saw the opening of The Driving Force –<\/em>\u00a0A group exhibition featuring the work of emerging and newly established artists\u00a0 Nicholas Boyd<\/strong>, Paris Kirby<\/strong>, Jermaine Reihana<\/strong>, Sash<\/strong> and Yonel Watene. <\/strong>Artist talks were held on the Thursday prior to the opening, which gave each exhibiting artist a chance to talk about their work and respond to the questions of the audience.<\/p>\n

The works of Jermaine Reihana sold quickly\u00a0to an eager audience, leaving many to look forward to his solo exhibition opening in July \u00a0– again at Depot Artspace.<\/p>\n

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Two of the seven works by Jermaine Reihana, which sold on the weekend.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The golden car with the green interior (images below) – Sash’d by Sash – was a talking point for the opening and one of the motivators for the exhibition title.<\/p>\n

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Interior view of the ‘Sash’d’ mobile<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sash’s car in the gallery<\/p><\/div>\n

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Artist, potter, writer, engineer and creative entrepeneur Barry Brickell was immediately drawn to the work of Nicholas J Boyd in particular his work in oil on canvas board titled ‘Double Hombre<\/em>‘ (pictured below), which he purchased after deciding it was (to him) “the best work in the exhibition”.<\/p>\n

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Double Hombre, by Nicholas J. Boyd sold to Barry Brickell during the artist talks on thursday<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yonel Watene’s work was also the subject of many conversations over the weekend and featured in the New Zealand Herald’s weekend review<\/a>. Meanwhile Paris Kirby’s work has been enjoying admiration\u00a0from all gallery visitors with prints of her larger work\u00a0hot in demand.<\/p>\n

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Prints of Paris Kirby’s work ‘Fairy Falls’, have been in hot demand and the edition has been extended to 30 to keep up with demand.<\/p><\/div>\n