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2005 John Ried
Tuesday, 26 April 2005
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We were delighted to have had Sydney-based artist, John Reid as our 2005 Mercedes-Benz Artist in Residence. With his very painterly abstract works his emphasis is very much on the medium of paint – the smell, the texture and the reaction of painted marks assembled on the painted surface. Reid, formerly a biochemist, moved to Australia from New Zealand and began painting in his early thirties. During his residency in Wellington John created a series of canvases inspired by the change of location, building on his investigation into the alchemy of paint and light. The finished works were exhibited at both Marsden School and in the Mercedes Benz Wellington Star Showroom. |