Thames-based artist Simon Clark explores New Zealand’s identity through paintings of old containers holding a variety of flowers in a just-opened exhibition at Queenstown’s Milford Galleries.
He’s pictured with an oil painting, 110 Pounds of Honey, which is also the title for his nine-work solo show.
‘‘By placing the cultural signifier of the Kiwiana product together with the natural signifier of the flowers I am provoking the question, is Kiwiana a natural thing or has it been constructed?’’
Clark, an uncle of Arrowtown artist Jasmine Clark, has been with Milford Galleries for about 13 years.
‘‘I’ve sold works from here to around NZ and also to America and Australia,’’ he says.
His current exhibition runs till May 30.
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