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Simon Kaan, Kim Lowe and Karen Stevens: New Works

27 July - 3 September 2011

New Works brings together three New Zealand artists each with a unique vision.

Simon Kaan draws on his Maori and Chinese background in large scale intaglio woodcut works of serene beauty. Characteristic icons of the waka, bird, tree and water infuse these works with symbolism.

Kim Lowe draws on her Chinese heritage with an exploration of Whakapapa, mixed race identity and the binary ambiguities of Taoist yin and yang in relief works of stylized oriental patterns.

Karen Stevens finds inspiration for this new body of dramatic woodcuts in the simple forms of seedpods. Karen is seduced by their tactile beauty, intricacy and the circumstances of their chance discovery. “Each seed pod is a reminder of the location I found it in, and the journey I took to get there.”

Simon Kaan, Untitled Series 11- Circle I
intaglio woodcut (framed) on 280 x 250 mm paper, from an edition of 20, 2011. NZ$650 incl GST.
Simon Kaan, Untitled Series 11-IV
intaglio woodcut on 1000 x 710 mm paper, 1 of 1, 2011. NZ$3550 incl GST framed; NZ$3200 incl GST unframed.
Simon Kaan, Untitled Series 11-Circle II
intaglio woodcut on 660 x 560 mm paper, from an edition of 12, 2011. Contact gallery.
Simon Kaan, Untitled Series 11-I
intaglio woodcut on 1000 x 710 mm paper, 1 of 1, 2011. Sold.
Simon Kaan, Untitled Series 11-II
intaglio woodcut on 1000 x 710 mm paper, 1 of 1, 2011. NZ$3200 incl GST.
Simon Kaan, Untitled Series 11-Oval I
intaglio woodcut on 890 x 210 mm paper, from an edition of 12, 2011. NZ$1365 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Waitarere #3
woodcut on 365 x 170 mm paper, from an edition of 3, 2011. NZ$250 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Mornington Road #2
woodcut on 310 x 360 mm paper, from an edition of 5, 2011. NZ$150 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Mitchell Street #1
woodcut on 440 x 460 mm paper, from an edition of 3, 2011. NZ$200 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Upland Road
woodcut on 380 x 320 mm paper, from an edition of 4, 2011. NZ$190 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Bidwell Street #1
woodcut on 485 x 295 mm paper, from an edition of 3, 2011. NZ$170 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Hospital Road #1
woodcut on 560 x 310 mm paper, from an edition of 3, 2011. NZ$190 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Waitarere #1
woodcut on 595 x 420 mm paper, from an edition of 3, 2011. NZ$250 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Mornington Road #1
woodcut on 285 x 250 mm paper, from an edition of 6, 2011. NZ$140 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Hospital Road #2
woodcut on 560 x 310 mm paper, from an edition of 3, 2011. NZ$190 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Mitchell Street #2
woodcut on 420 x 460 mm paper, from an edition of 3, 2011. NZ$200 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Bidwell Street #2
woodcut on 470 x 305 mm paper, from an edition of 3, 2011. NZ$170 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Waitarere #2
woodcut on 595 x 420 mm paper, from an edition of 3, 2011. NZ$250 incl GST.
Karen Stevens, Waitarere #4
woodcut on 275 x 150 mm paper, from an edition of 5, 2011. NZ$140 incl GST.
Kim Lowe, Walters Yin Ghost (Cromwell)
ghost print (framed) on 325 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 3, 2011. NZ$800 incl GST.
Kim Lowe, Granny Rose (Cromwell)
ghost print on 325 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 2, 2011. NZ$880 incl GST framed; NZ$640 incl GST unframed.
Kim Lowe, Wee White Granny Rose Ghost
ghost print on 380 x 405 mm paper, from an edition of 3, 2011. NZ$880 incl GST framed; NZ$640 incl GST unframed.
Kim Lowe, Half-caste Kowhaiwhai II
embossed relief print on 380 x 550 mm paper, from an edition of 12, 2010. NZ$800 incl GST.
Kim Lowe, Relics with White Spaces Between
embossed relief print on 380 x 550 mm paper, from an edition of 12, 2010. NZ$800 incl GST.
Kim Lowe, Half-cast Chinese Kowhaiwhai I
embossed relief print on 380 x 550 mm paper, from an edition of 12, 2010. NZ$800 incl GST.
Kim Lowe, White Heart (Cromwell)
relief print on 190 x 250 mm paper, from an edition of 18, 2011. NZ$350 incl GST framed; NZ$180 incl GST unframed.