CS News issue 14 - October 2003
Feature
Abstract expressionism and concrete faith
Any style can be a vehicle for the spiritual, but Kandinsky famously suggested that the abstract was especially conducive. John stringer considers abstract expressionism's ability to convey a greater message that transcends the finite reality of our senses.
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Interviews
The visual language of Cristina Popovici, abstract expressionist
Cristina talks about freedom of expression after the totalitarian rule of Romania, and her preference for communicating with pictures rather than words.
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Contemporary cathedrals of art
Quilter Sue Spigel is rebelling against the commercial scene, prefering her art to be in a sacred space where people can interact with it in a different way.
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Exhibition reviews
Ruby Rose Black
Neil Frazer's 1992 work in the contemporary collection of Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Wrapped feelings
Cristina Popovici at the Arthouse, Christchurch
Tipuna
Darryn George at the Brooke Gifford gallery, Christchurch
Montana World Of Wearable Art awards
Nelson
Book reviews
Don Binney: Nga Manu/Nga Motu - Birds/Islands
By Damian Skinner, Auckland University Press
Rat Tickling
Poems by James Norcliffe, Sudden Valley Press