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ALCHEMY
Claire Beynon/Kate Alterio
20 Nov - 11 Dec 2009
The artists will be attending the opening
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For further artist information, images & price enquiries please contact Lydia Baxendell: lydia@gallery33.co.nz
alchemy:
* noun. A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea, and the preparation of the elixir of longevity
* figurative a process by which paradoxical results are achieved or incompatible elements combined with no obvious rational explanation : his conducting managed by some alchemy to give a sense of fire and ice.
* A seemingly magical power or process of transmutation and transformation.
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ALCHEMY is a collaborative exhibition by Kate Alterio, contemporary jeweller, and Claire Beynon, visual artist, the expression of an interdisciplinary conversation that has taken shape over time and distance, and that draws together a range of artistic media.
Integral to ALCHEMY has been a co-mentoring process. Kate and Claire have combined the conceptual approaches and technical skills relevant to their independent disciplines, each enabling the other to step outside their usual areas of expertise and into a world of new possibilities. Kate has taught Claire jewellery and metalworking techniques; Claire has introduced Kate to drawing, painting, and related mark-marking skills. This co-mentoring aspect adds a unique dimension to this exhibition. Both artists have taken on the challenge of working in new media, with an eye on creative, technical and personal transformation.
Another unique element in this show is that the artists have co-created several of the works. Their collaborative pieces (limited editions of framed wearable jewellery and a series of inter-disciplinary, mixed media 2D works) complement and sit alongside their individual contributions (jewellery, wall installations, 3D sculptural works, drawings and paintings). Their solo voices emerge through their individual works, and their collaborative voice through combined pieces that carry both their signatures.
Claire and Kate believe that by sharing ideas and resources and crossing the parameters of our various disciplines, everyone benefits. Boundaries - many of them imaginary - are broken down, reinforcing the common ground between us.
ALCHEMY is presented as a journey that begins with individual pieces, moves through to collaborative works and ultimately arrives at a place where the boundaries between who made what merge. By laying out their process in this way, Kate and Claire hope to challenge traditional views of attachment and ownership and promote the idea that creative partnerships contain strong elements of gifting.
Leap and a net will appear.
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Kate Alterio
All that is concealed will be revealed (2009)
3D Wall mounted piece, 450mm Diameter
Indian Ink, Paper, Stirling silver, Brass, Sandblasted Glass, Custom Wood |
Kate Alterio
In to the fire (2009)
Wall Installation, 6 pieces 250mm Diameter each
Stainless Steel, Custom Wood, Bitumen, Acrylic. |
Kate Alterio
Looking glass I (2009)
3D Wall mounted piece, 450mm Diameter
Stainless Steel, Stirling Silver, Brass, Black water Glass, Custom Wood |
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Kate Alterio & Claire Beynon
Within unity is diversity (2009)
915x790mm (framed)
Indian Ink, Charcoal acrylic and bitumen on paper |
Kate Alterio
A new dawn (2009)
Wall installation, 250mm diameter ea
Stainless Steel, Custom Wood, Bitumen, Acrylic |
Kate Alterio & Claire Beynon
Hand in hand (2009)
775x750mm (framed)
Charcoal and Conte on Paper |
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Claire Beynon
Return (2009)
500x500mm (framed)
Charcoal & pastel on paper |
Claire Beynon
Constellation i (2009)
500x500mm (framed)
Oil and liquin on paper |
Claire Beynon
Reconciliation (2009)
500x500mm (framed)
Charcoal & pastel on paper |
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Claire Beynon
Lasting Conversation (2009)
1000x450mm (framed)
Charcoal & pastel on paper |
Claire Beynon
Constellation ii (2009)
500x500mm (framed)
Oil and liquin on paper |
Claire Beynon
Vigil (2009)
250x1000mm (framed)
Charcoal & pastel on paper |
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Kate Alterio
All returns to the center (2009)
Brooch, 31mm Diameter
Stirling silver, 24ct Gold, Diamond
(Ed of 4) |
Kate Alterio
Within the house the light dwells (2009)
Brooch, 29x29mm
Stirling silver, 24ct gold, Diamond. (Ed of 4) |
Kate Alterio
The return (2009)
Brooch, 28x30mm
Stirling silver, 24ct Gold |
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Claire Beynon
I - After all this time, II - Walk
III - Wilderness place, IV - Wanderlust
Square slide brooches 50x50x4mm ea
Stirling silver, glass, paper, oils & china graph pencil |
Claire Beynon
All finite things reveal infinitude II & III
Brooch paintings 125x380x4mm ea
Stirling silver, glass, oils, balsa wood & paper |
Claire Beynon
Small Journeys I, II, IV & III (2009)
Vertical slide brooches 125x380x4mm ea
Stirling silver, laboratory glass, paper, oils, squid ink, balsa wood & china graph pencil |
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Kate Alterio
Out of the ashes I (2009)
Pendant, 50mm Diameter
Stirling Silver, Acrylic, Bitumen |
Kate Alterio
Out of the ashes II (2009)
Pendant, 50mm Diameter
Stirling Silver, Acrylic, Bitumen |
Kate Alterio
Out of the ashes III (2009)
Brooch, 50mm Diameter
Stirling Silver, Acrylic, Bitumen |
Kate Alterio
Out of the ashes VI (2009)
Brooch, 50mm Diameter
Stirling Silver, Acrylic, Bitumen |
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Claire Beynon
Portal I (2009)
Pendant painting, 75x30mm
Stirling silver, laboratory glass, oils, balsa wood & traditional Maori braiding |
Claire Beynon
Portal II (2009)
Pendant painting, 75x30mm
Stirling silver, laboratory glass, oils, balsa wood & traditional Maori braiding |
Claire Beynon
Portal III (2009)
Pendant painting, 75x30mm
Stirling silver, laboratory glass, oils, balsa wood & traditional Maori braiding |
Claire Beynon
Portal IV (2009)
Pendant painting, 75x30mm
Stirling silver, laboratory glass, oils, balsa wood & traditional Maori braiding |
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Kate Alterio & Claire Beynon
Full circle I (2009)
Necklace: Lotus seeds, 9ct Gold, Stirling silver, fine Silver, cotton thread |
Kate Alterio & Claire Beynon
The end we like to say is also the beginning(2009)
Wall Piece: Lotus seeds, Stirling Silver, cotton thread |
Kate Alterio & Claire Beynon
Full circle II (2009)
Necklace: Lotus seeds, 9ct Gold, Stirling silver, fine Silver, cotton thread |
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Kate Alterio & Claire Beynon
New potential (2009)
Brooch, 30mm x 27mm
Stirling Silver, Seeds |
Kate Alterio & Claire Beynon
All things pass (2009)
Brooch set, 183x243 mm (Framed)
Stirling Silver, Seeds |
Kate Alterio & Claire Beynon
Full bloom (2009)
Brooch, 50x50mm
Stirling Silver |
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Claire Beynon
Blue Heaven (2009)
Pendant painting, 50x50mm
Stirling silver, glass, rubber, paper, oils & chinagraph pencil |
Claire Beynon
Companion Piece (2009)
Pendant painting, 50x50mm
Stirling silver, glass, rubber, paper, oils & chinagraph pencil |
Claire Beynon
Open Window (2009)
Pendant painting, 50x50mm
Stirling silver, glass, rubber, paper, oils & chinagraph pencil |
Claire Beynon
Stepping Out (2009)
Pendant painting, 50x50mm
Stirling silver, glass, rubber, paper, oils & chinagraph pencil |
For Further information on Kate Alterio and Claire Beynon please click on the link to their artist pages or use the links below:
Gallery Thirty Three Artist Pages: Kate Alterio / Claire Beynon
www.katealterio.co.nz, www.clairebeynon.co.nz and www.icelines.blogspot.com
Warm thanks to Vince Moug, Alan Rennie, Matt Stechmann, Luke O'Connell, Dorthe Kristensen, Liz Johns, Graham Burgess, Alan Stocker, David McLeod, Jenny Duff, Amelia Pascoe, James Watson, Katie Hecker, Sandy Booth, Paul Craig, Olaf Wehr-Candler, Paul Orr, Tomas van Ammers, Ewan Duff, Pete Halliday, Lesley Winter and Ron O'kane for their support, generosity, patience, good humour and technical ingenuity. Within unity is diversity!
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To Harold Klug, who opened my eyes and let the light in. - Kate Alterio |
