SCAPE Public Art
Follow the Red Line for Art Four kilometres of red fabric tape is being laid on footpaths in central Ōtautahi Christchurch…
BAM 2023 Bachelor of Arts and Media
BAM 2023: Award winners announced Source: Te Pukenga A series of five, wearable contemporary jewellery pieces by Eva Vogt Kerer was…
Boon Sculpture Trail
Boon Sculpture Trail to transform city into an Artscape next summer Boon is bringing an exciting new arts experience to Kirikiriroa…
Two Birds of a Feather – Zealandia
Explore the magic of “Two Birds of a Feather,” an exhibition celebrating art, conservation, and the power of a shared vision…
Commercial excellence award in memory of talented Ara fashion graduate
Lauren Hemens was making her way in the fashion industry even while still studying at Ara | Te Pūkenga. The exceptional…
Exhibition Te Atamira
Introducing Visual Artist & Kai Tā Redge Walker-Small In the vibrant world of art, one name is making waves and capturing…
Art Hanging Tips
By John Barry I recently listened to an expert describing how to arrange paintings for an exhibition. Producing a pleasing arrangement…
Hanging Artwork
You’ve bought a masterpiece, or you are hanging one of your own works. Why is it always so intimidating to look…
Jonathan Bourla
CREATIVE FORCE
Jonathan Bourla has never been formally trained, however he has gained invaluable experience and insight from the likes of Ansel Adams and Howard Bond. In 1997 when he travelled from New Zealand to attend a workshop in America run by Howard Bond, Howard realised Jonathan couldn’t learn everything from a single workshop so he gave him a whole book’s worth of notes to take home.
These notes, together with instructional books written by the great American photographer Ansel Adams, formed the basis of his education. Both Howard and Ansel believed you had to be in good control of the technical aspects before you would be in a position to express yourself creatively. Adams had created a system called the Zone System which allowed you to calculate ideal camera settings and film development times. “It was very difficult to grasp from Adams’ writings but became clearer from Bond’s notes. Many people apparently give up on the Zone System as too complicated but it formed the basis of my photography’s technical side for many years.”
Bernadette Ross
RARANGA HARAKEKE
Gaining a Bachelor of Māori Art between 2010 and 2013, at Te Wananga O Aotearoa was the solution for Bernadette Ross after she sustained permanent damage to her spine from landscaping.
Bernadette adores working with plant material. “After visiting the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK, when I was a younger mum, I was drawn to the woven artefacts on display. After 18 years in the UK I returned to NZ with my family and the journey into Raranga began eight years later.” She feels very privileged to live both by the sea and bush, claiming the inspiration is all around!