Thursday, 30 March 2017GALA AND AUCTION EVENTNew Zealand Portrait GalleryShed 11, Queens Wharf, WellingtonFrom 5:30pm, Auctioneer: Ian Pattersonforthesea.org.nz

ABOUT ART FOR THE SEAArt for the Sea is all about helping LBSLSC to continue doing its great work on the South Coast. All funds go towards completing the fit-out of the new clubrooms, so dig deep and take home something truly unique for your home or place of work. Huge thanks to our contributing artists who put their time and immense skill into creating work inspired by the sea we all love, and in many cases converted parts of the old club into the amazing pieces now available for auction.

Thanks also to Ian Patterson for putting it all under the hammer, and our sponsors for helping make this event happen.

T IMETABLE

5:30pmDoors and nibbles plus pre-auction drinks and a chance to preview the art.

6:30pmFirst lot goes on sale. Lots will be sold in numerical order.

LOT #1:

Bruce Luxford ‘Wave Over Seabed’, Canvas, Floorboard section

In Bruce’s landscapes – that can feature rural, lake and coastal scenes

– he may include a visual commentary on the spread of material affluence from major urban centres to rural and coastal environments and the visual impact this is having on the landscape. This brilliant work evokes breaking waves over seaweed, and is a fantastic way to launch the show.

bruceluxfordart.co.nz

LOT #2:

Alfred Memelink‘Lyall Bay’, Framed Canvas

Alfred has a deep love of the sea and our magnificent city and country ‘down under’, which he expresses through his art. In this piece he captured the spirit of the bay at dusk.

memelink.nz

LOT #3:

Flox Surf Ski from the old Club (original 1950s)

An aerosol and stencil artist with a fine art degree, Flox’s trademark native birds, ferns and flowers are a celebration of Aotearoa’s environmental taonga – vibrant, confident colour; and scale combined with delicacy; magically transforming grey walls (or 1950’s surf skis!) into vibrant depictions of the natural world.

flox.co.nz

Image is of the stencil that will be applied to the final work, which is currently in production.

LOT #4:

Donna Cross‘Untitled’, Canvas, Floorboard section from Club

Donna honed her skills many years of experience working collaboratively with art directors and designers, as well as directly with clients. She uses a range of illustration techniques to create a diverse array of beautifully crafted, emotive art.

threeeyes.co.nz

LOT #5:

Helen Casey‘Makara and Coast’, Canvas, Floorboard section from Club

Helen was born on the island of Cyprus; then spent her early years in the Western Isles of Scotland so New Zealand is the largest island where she had made her home. This piece showcases the sea-life that populates the Makara coast near her studio.

helencasey.co.nz

LOT #6:

Damin Radford-Scott (Dside) ‘Final Club Shaka’, Weatherboard, Exterior Club Wall

Damin’s street art is always exciting, fresh and alive. Just like the streets and cultures that inspire him. After painting the entire old clubrooms just before demolition (check out the video at forthesea.org.nz), we saved a section of Dside’s work to be part of the exhibition - it seemed wrong not to.

Dside.co.nz

LOT #7:

Melissa Young‘A Flight of Fancy’, Cast Bronze on wooden base sculpture, 220h x 145w x 75d mm, 5/15 Edition

“This piece came about from my need to move on with life. I needed to get out of my rut of moaning, whinging and whining about being a mother. The bird form in this piece, represents new direction and the courage to change.”

melissayoung.co.nz

LOT #8:

Mica Still‘Boathouse Door’, Club Boathouse Door (Right)

Mica’s art work will sneak up and frighten you in your dreams while making you laugh out loud in the light of day. One of the old club’s boathouse doors served as suitably eclectic canvas for her bright and colourful work.

micastill.com

LOT #9:

Brian Nelson‘Old Airport Photo on Boards’, Floorboard section

Brian was inspired to make this brilliant piece of local art when he came across an old photograph of the bay before the airport was there. A modern look into Lyall Bay’s past.

briannelson.co.nz

LOT #10:

Jack Candlish‘Longboard’, Handshaped Surf Boards

Jack, of Organic Dynamic, produces sustainable wooden surf craft and develop systems that will enable other shapers to use alternative materials. The overall goal of the company is to enable surfboard manufacturers to produce stronger boards, from materials that are better for the environment. And what better tribute to the Club than a handmade wooden longboard! (Picture is a render of board as it’s currently in production).

organicdynamic.co.nz

LOT #11:

Michael McCormack ‘Lyall Bay 2017’, Oil on Floorboards

Michael’s landscapes brilliantly capture Wellington like no one else. A mixture of observation and evocative memory, they instantly transport you to Wellington’s vibrant coastlines and streetscapes.

michaelmccormack.co.nz

LOT #12:

Toothfish Title: ‘Toothfish’, Canvas, Floorboard section

Toothfish is a fictional environmental activist cum street artist who uses posters to raise awareness of environmental/political issues which affect you. This beautifully detailed piece is a simple, but elegant way to celebrate the sea-based history of the club.

toothfish.org

LOT #13:

Clare Matthews ‘Oriental Bay’, Canvas on floorboard section

“I work in collage, paint, oil pastel and ink to create vibrant, lively artworks. Many of my collage elements are hand made using monoprinting techniques and a variety of other media to create texture and visual excitement. My artworks feature well known landscapes and urban scenes, particularly of Wellington. More recently I have been exploring still life themes with some visual reference to Wellington. There is unlimited inspiration for my work within Wellington’s tumbling hills and houses, and its stunning harbour.”

loveart.co.nz

LOT #14:

Liz Ritchie‘Memories of Lyall Bay’, Canvas, Floorboard section

“My first thought when given a canvas of natural floorboards saved from the demolition of the Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club was to paint the natural elements of Lyall Bay ie, the hills, sea and stones. These are what make Lyall Bay such a special place and I’m sure many people would have walked or even danced on this floorboard canvas over the years and enjoyed these views. I wanted to paint something that would be a reminder of where this beautiful natural canvas came from.”

lizritchie.com

LOT #15:

Paul Eagle TBC on the night!

ART IN PRODUCTION

LOT #16:

Sean Duffell‘Ski’, Ski and Oar from the Club (original 1960s)

Sean Duffell’s mixture of graphic design and illustration draws influence from natures repeating and symmetrical pattern-work found within the macro worlds of insects, birds and fauna. The ancient civilisations used nature to inspire their artworks, as does Sean. The connections within nature, ourselves and the organic world is a huge ethos behind his work. Sean attends many Arts Festivals and Music Festivals as well as traveling extensively for client-based work. His paintings are all across New Zealand as well as Australia, South East Asia and South America and he is currently working in Cambodia for a project.

seanduffell.com

LOT #17:

Christie Wright‘Boathouse Door’, Club Boathouse Door (Left)

“Painting, for me, is not so much about conveying any particular message, it is about the act of creation, the joy and fascination a person can find in something beautiful. I like to take something real - something that already has character of its own - and build from there. Just let your imagination wander and enjoy seeing the world through different eyes.” 

facebook.com/christie.wright.artist

LOT #18:

Juliet Best‘By the Light of the Moon’, Torn-edge Float-Mounted

“‘By The Light of The Moon’ was originally painted as an artwork on wood panel with gold leaf while my son was learning the poem for school. We both loved the poem so much and talked about what if it was set in New Zealand, in our gorgeous seas, with our stunning skies and hills, so I painted it like that! It seemed appropriate to support the Lyall Bay Surf Club with this artwork, as both our children have swam with the club, and the image while whimsical is inspired by the beauty of New Zealand and Wellington’s South Coast.”

julietbest.com

LOT #19:

Sue DaslerGulls’, 3 x Wall-mounted Pottery

Sue has been a potter for more than 20 years, and her work is predominantly hand thrown. Her pieces are created to combine functionality and elegance. Sue’s interest in birds has been lifelong, and since she moved to Wellington she has produced an array of marine birds. The location of her studio gallery in Lyall Bay has undoubtedly influenced this work and her recent South Coast collection.

suedaslerpottery.co.nz

LOT #20:

Milarky‘Lyall Bay Locals’, Framed Paper 700x800mm

Milarky’s recent focus has been on Nomadism and what he aligns as ’the Return to Nomadity’ of our species due to the misled ability to care for the Earth. Nomadism being a response and attunement to the environment, an adaption through a generationally founded ability to be with nature, as opposed to our societies current habitual mind set to tune the land to our desired ways, manipulating hierarchical perspectives to justify environmental destruction and extinction. (Quote taken from: Inside Cover)

milarky.com

ART IN PRODUCTION

MASSIVE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE ART FOR THE SEA HAPPEN:

C OR PORAT E C ONT R IBUTORS:Clemenger BBDO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creative idea, Design and websiteFlare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video productionBryce Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surf photographyThe Featherston, Leuven and Avida . . . CateringCambridge Road WinesHamden Estate WinesParrot Dog BreweryProffer Very Cool JoinersValspar New ZealandThe Wellington City CouncilThe New Zealand Portrait Gallery 

PERSONAL C ONT R IBUTORS:Fran Unsworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Awesome adminCory Love and Ian Richardson . . . . . . . . Simply brilliant paintWalter Maxwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lugging, cutting and deliveringScotty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lugging, cutting and going out of his wayTim Teervort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stashing stuff under his houseArie Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Law and big decisionsAnita Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Venue assistanceMark Albiston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of the Art for the Sea

video and photographyAnthony and Emma Edmonds . . . . . . . . Being thereGwen Sturgess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holding up handRussell Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Being a bloody nice guyClub volunteers on the night . . . . . . . . . You know who you areHelen Gwyther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PhotographySi White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Web design and serverIan McIntosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The axle and the driving force 

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