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Untitled (still life with roses) 1994
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Untitled (seated figure) 1992
Untitled (rose and violet torso) c1982
Surveyors in bush near Porirua, detail, S.C. Brees
Porirua near the entrance to Horokiwi Valley, (1860's), Charles Decimus Barraud
Hurley's Mills , Porirrua, 1861, Janetta Maria Cookson
Gladys, Wik Elder
Untitled, Urban Dairy series
Cerca Escobar © Desiree Dolron
Cerca Industria © Desiree Dolron
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TERM FOUR PROGRAMME:
Kia Ora.
Launch into an exciting term 4 programme with our new exhibitions on offer at Pataka. Take on a drawing and painting theme with the very beautiful works by Joanna Margaret Paul. Explore everyday subject matter, objects and themes. Our two photographic exhibitions include I Give You All My Dreams, where photographer Desiree Dolron portrays the deprived areas of Cuba and Ricky Maynard - Australian Aboriginal Photographer which presents Maynard’s interpretation of his own Aboriginal people and the land they inhabit. Give your history and social studies programmes a real boost with the exhibition North Road, which references a map of the old Porirua Road tracing the roots from Johnsonville to Paekakariki. Enjoy your term and we hope to see you here at Pataka.
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SUBJECTS TO HAND
Joanna Margaret Paul Drawing
27 September– 23 November 2008
When Joanna Margaret Paul died in 2003, she had been working as an artist and poet for nearly four decades. The practice of drawing was very important to Joanna Margaret Paul, and she was a prolific artist. Joanna Margaret Paul was well known for her poems and drawings of everyday life that showed nature, buildings, objects, landscapes, people and views. She honoured the ordinary and everyday, noticing everything, even the spaces in between the objects she drew and painted.
Come and view the exquisite drawings and paintings in this exhibition and enjoy with your students the subtle and beautiful observational skills in these works. We will be focusing on drawing techniques and seeing how line, form and watercolour can describe the essence of objects and scenes. We will use the ‘still life’ arrangements and ‘cityscapes’ which students can use as a starting point for drawing exploration back in the classroom.
Curriculum Links:
Learning Areas:
Visual Arts: NCEA level 1 - 3.
Key Competencies:
Thinking; Using language, symbols and texts;
Relating to others; Participating and Contributing;
Managing Self.
PRE AND POST VISIT ACTIVITIES
▪ GATHER some objects you find in your classroom and MAKE a still life
– you can then do some line drawings of the still life.
▪ TRY making some ‘blind contour’ drawings of your hand and
classmates – remember to look only at what you are drawing and
not your paper - try to keep your pencil on the paper the whole time!
▪ MAKE a sketch of a view of your school buildings – try and use thick
and thin lines.
▪ FIND a poem that describes a scene or an object and make some
imaginary drawings of the poem. You can use some still life objects
to help you make your drawing.
▪ INVESTIGATE some other drawing styles from other New Zealand
artists.
▪ START a visual diary and try sketching an object or scene everyday.
Take a look at your drawings after a week and make an exhibition in
the classroom.
▪ EXPLORE using watercolour paint - experiment with the different
effects that watercolour paint makes in mixing colours.
▪ MAKE a drawing of an upside down chair drawing only the negative
space, using ink or paint.
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NORTH ROAD
20 September 2008– 1 February 2009
Next time you drive along the motorway between Porirua and Wellington or drive over the Paekakariki Hill, spare a thought for the people who once hacked their way through thick tangled bush to make the first road north out of Wellington.
This exhibition takes you on a guided tour along the original Porirua military road as it was marked out and cleared between 1846 -1849. A massive enlargement of the 1849 hand drawn map of the road by Thomas Fitzgerald is featured across an entire wall of the gallery with photos, paintings and diary extracts of the people and places involved and described.
Come time-travelling with us back to the past. The road north was an adventure in itself and we hope to bring it to life and introduce your students to some of the stories associated with the construction of a route we take so much for granted today.
Key Competencies:
Learning Areas:
Social Sciences: Place and Environment, Continuity and Change.
History, English.
Key Competencies:
Thinking; Using language, symbols and texts;
Relating to Others; Participating and contributing.
PRE AND POST VISIT ACTIVITIES
▪ DISCUSS the importance of the transportation of both goods and
people – how is this done?
▪ TALK about the patterns of settlement and how people travelled
about in New Zealand during the mid-nineteenth century.
▪ PLOT on a map where the old Porirua Road went in comparison to
the new motorway route out of Wellington.
▪ FIND OUT the origin of some of the place names in your local area.
▪ WRITE a descriptive account/journal of an important journey.
▪ BEGIN A GLOSSARY of terms, not really used today, that were used
to describe features along the road: stockade, redoubt, fort, natives,
militia, bridle path, spur.
▪ MAKE A SKETCH of a local scene outside a window instead of using
a camera.
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RICKY MAYNARD
Australian Aboriginal Photographer
4 October 2008 – 8 February 2009
Ricky Maynard, of Tasmanian Aboriginal descent, is a documentary photographer who lives on Flinders Island in the Bass Strait between Tasmania and the southeast Australian mainland. This exhibition, mainly from a body of work entitled Portrait of a Distant Land which he began in 2005, presents powerful images of the beliefs, sacred sites and cultural practices of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
Maynard has also documented the experiences of Aboriginal people living in Melbourne, and elders of the Wik people of Northern Queensland. Maynard has stated that “photography has the ability to tell stories about the world and … the photograph has the power to frame a culture. ” His photographs are part of his own personal pilgrimage to “address issues of identity, site, place and nation.” We will explore the documentary style of the photo-journalist and how it is approached in these powerful images. An exploration and analysis of pictorial composition, contrast, light, texture and subject choices can also be addressed.
Key Competencies:
Learning Areas:
Visual Arts: NCEA Levels 1-3, Social Sciences.
PRE AND POST VISIT ACTIVITIES
▪ EXPLORE the current situation and status quo of Aboriginal land
rights and other social issues that have resulted in the recent
apology by the Australian Prime Minister to the Aboriginal people.
▪ LOCATE on a map of Australia where the Bass Strait is and discover
some facts about Tasmania.
▪ FIND out more about this form of documentary photography and find
more examples of it being used.
▪ IDENTIFY other international photo-journalists and study their work.
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TE DI TODUS MIS SUENOS,
I GIVE YOU ALL MY DREAMS
Desiree Dolron
4 October – 6 December 2008
Dutch artist/photographer Desiree Dolron manages to make her photographs look like beautifully lit paintings – much like the old Flemish masters. She gives us an ‘inside look’ at some of the deprived areas of Cuba and captures a sequence of discrete moments selected for their power of expression and atmosphere. Dolron also manages to portray something of Cuba’s chaotic political past within these images of Cuba today.
Her use of colour, light, composition and camera placement places her work in between the two disciplines of documentary and art photography. This exhibition helps to exemplify the ‘art’ of photography but lends itself to a discussion about the role of the documentary photographer. This exhibition is a must for all photography art students.
Key Competencies:
Learning Areas:
Visual Arts: NCEA Levels 1-3, Social Sciences.
PRE AND POST VISIT ACTIVITIES
▪ COMPILE an information file on the work of Desiree Dolron and
compare her photographic work with paintings.
▪ FIND OUT about the political history of Cuba and why it is now a
tourist destination and curiosity.
▪ COLLECT some examples of what and who we call the ‘Flemish
Masters’.
▪ TALK about what makes a good photograph in terms of composition,
depth of field, lighting etc.
▪ WHAT is the difference between documentary photography and
portraiture or landscape photography?
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N EW P R O G R A M M E S
S c h o o l C e l e b r a t i o n s – 5 0 t h J u b i l e e
If you have a school jubilee or celebration coming up we can help you launch your students with a programme based at Pataka. Learn about music, technology, the history of Porirua and how the city has developed and changed and what was cool in the 1950s! We will even teach you how to do the ‘jive’!
K IWI A N A is happening at Pataka. From pavlovas to jandals -this programme explores the use of cultural and iconic symbols of Aotearoa and how they have changed over time and what are the new kiwiana icons of the future.
Hands on discovery programmes include:
• Toys and Games of the Past
• Where Do I Plug It In?
• Work Occupations of the Past
• Treasures and Taonga
• Tamariki Work and Play
• Walk and Talk
• Out the Back
• Pasifika
• Recycled Art
Contact the Education Team to discuss your particular programme requirements. We are keen to connect with teachers and schools to assist in planning your programme needs. |
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