Barrel Store Colony

Barrel Store Colony artist Dagmar Vaikalafi Dyck has a new exhibition opening at OREXART, 221 Ponsonby Rd titled FALANOA.

Opening night is Thu 9 Feb 5 - 7pm + formally opened by Fatu Akelei Feu’u at 5.30pm.
ALL WELCOME.

Dagmar Dyck's paintings are inspired by her cultural heritage and explore traditional textile practices of Tonga including bark cloth mats, baskets and clothes. In this exhibition, Dagmar examines the construction methods used in the Tongan feminine art forms, called koloa. She translates some of this ancestral knowledge into contemporary forms using paint and weaving to voice her own story of ‘being Tongan’ in Aotearoa. The title, falanoa, draws together the concept of talanoa (storytelling) with fala (woven textiles). The exhibition is comprised of paintings on canvas, works on paper and woven installation pieces.

Barrel Store Colony artist Marcus, doing more great things . . .

"Unbearable Lightness" is the second off-site exhibition of the "The Nomadic Art Gallery" in an undisclosed apartment in the centre of Ghent. The exhibition brings together the work of renowned artists Philip Trusttum, James Robinson and emerging artist Marcus Hipa.

Photos from OPENING NIGHT taken by the talented Cullen Morrow!

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