Month: December 2011

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Art since Antiquity

Jo Dalgety

I have just enrolled for my next Art History paper at Auckland University, and I can’t wait for March to come round. It’s called ‘Images and Ideas: Art since Antiquity’. And it is a ‘survey of art periods that have been the foundation of western art and architecture. It provides knowledge of important art developments across the ages in their socio-historical context, including periods such as ancient and medieval art. The course also offers the close study of some key works which will be studied in detail. These studies will range across different periods and disciplines, including the Great Sphinx … Continue reading Art since Antiquity

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Entre’acte

Jo Dalgety

Tina Frantzen’s solo show “Entre’acte” at the Satellite Gallery in St Benedicts St, Newton. The opening is on Tuesday 13th December and the exhibition runs until Saturday 24th December.   Since she began painting six years ago, Tina Frantzen has been exhibiting consistently and has had three solo shows previously at Satellite Gallery. (www.satellitegallery.co.nz).  Her works are held in private collections as well as that of the James Wallace Trust. She paints intuitively using the qualities of light to illuminate elusive and enigmatic figures, the details of each being unknown to her before painting commences, so that with each work there … Continue reading Entre’acte