Brains with faces, flawed families, smoking dogs, self-portraits, and Liz (Queen Elizabeth II), the Rayner Brothers are back for another outing at Olga with their slightly outre ceramics. This time the “Circus” features Otepoti Dunedin-based artist Jay Hutchinson’s well-known embroidered works of found rubbish (screen-printed on to fabric and embroidered). With more than a nod …
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Between the tracks and a train
Three new works based on trash/found objects from the public car park in front of Toitu, Otago Settlers Museum in Dunedin, New Zealand. Currently showing with the Rayner Brothers at Olga Gallery Dunedin from 11/11/22 All works currently available from Olga Gallery https://www.olgaolgaolga.co.nz/
Recent article in Art Zone issue 92 Spring 2022 by Hannah Mahon
A Jellytip wrapper is a find for Jay Hutchinson. For the artist trash is fine art. He began to notice discarded stuff, and was “drawn to the colour and the nostalgic relationship I have with the products.” ‘Embroiderer/graffiti artist Hutchinson wants his work to encourage other people to pay more more attention to their environment. …
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blue zig-zag paper packet
A new limited edition of nine, hand stitched ‘blue Zig-Zag paper packets’ is currently on show and available to purchase from Fiksate Gallery in Christchurch. Based on one of the most littered object found in the Dunedin CBD the iconic blue Zig-zag paper packet, in various states of distress and damage. Each work is a …
Break Glass
SOLD OUT “Break Glass, hand embroidery on cotton drill, framed in a red box frame 135mm x 135mm” limited edition of three, signed and numbered. Enhances any work space, doorway or workshop. Available from agalleypresents@gmail.com #handembroidery #alarm #breakglass
“8 steps to perfection”, new work in the group exhibition “It’s a Stitch Up!”, Ramp Gallery, 111 Collingwood street, Hamilton Opening 4/3/22
“b-sides, rarities and treasures from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery car park”, Olga, Dunedin. Exhibition runs from the 25/2/22 until 18/3/22 Review By James Dignan published in the ODT 3/3/22
One of the potential aims of art is to make people look again at things that they would normally disregard — to view things in a new, unexpected light — and in doing so to see them as if for the first time. This is a major feature of the fabric and installation art of …
New work from the series, “Treasures from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery car park” for an exhibition at Olga February 2022
Newport/White Castle
The last two works from the series ‘Far from home/ American trash’ will be available to purchase from the @masterworksgallerynz Summer exhibition ‘Raumati/Summer Salon’ from tomorrow…based on found object/trash in New York City 2019, pre pandemic. Both works hand-embroidery on digitally printed fabric, framed with Museum Glass in box frames 330 x 330mm #handembroidery #trash …
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