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| COVER STORY: Mail Model, a full-size mannequin by Paraparaumu artist Rachel Goodman, took 120 hours and a thousand stamps to complete. |
A male mannequin covered in postage stamps is one of about 3500 works by 500 selected artists for sale at the New Zealand Art Show at TSB Bank Arena from Friday to Sunday.
Mail Model, by Paraparaumu artist Rachel Goodman, took about 120 hours and a thousand stamps to complete, with stamps largely from Trade Me, as well as some from her own collection.
Response to the piece has been mixed. "People either really love it or really hate it," Goodman said. The stamps – some dating back to pre-decimal days – brought back memories for some.
"People will look at a stamp and remember what they were doing or how old they were."
Show director Carla Russell said all art in the show was priced between $100 and $5000, with an average price of $500 to $600.
The name of the show – previously the Affordable Art Show – had changed this year because the word "affordable" was associated with poor quality, she said.
"It's exciting to be exhibiting new and current works from emerging artists which are steering away from the representational and landscape art so common in New Zealand."
This move towards emerging artists was shown in the recently announced Signature Piece Award finalists – 10 artists who get voted on by members of the public, to win a $5000 prize – which featured mainly up-and-coming artists.
Among those finalists is Aucklander Clare Kim, whose piece The Red Shoes is a bow entirely drawn in text originally penned by Hans Christian Andersen.
Miss Russell picked Kim as an emerging artist whose work would leap in value in coming years. The Red Shoes has a $3150 price tag.
"Who can do work like that? It's amazing."
Goodman, whose work Mail Model is not up for a Signature award, said the art show was her first time exhibiting publicly.
The New Zealand Art Show runs from 10am to 5pm. Entry costs $10, concessions $7, children free. Art bought at the show can be taken away on the day.
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