{"title":"Whitianga Event March 2022","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhitianga Event March 2022\u003cbr\u003eMichael Duncan Smither CNZM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSat 5th \u0026amp; Sun 6th\u003cbr\u003eSat 12th \u0026amp; Sun 13th\u003cbr\u003e10am- 4pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eshowcasing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Duncan Smither, born 1939, a prominent and pivotal painter, emerging in the 1960's to lead contemporary New Zealand art in new directions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether Smither expresses his observations through paintings, screen prints, sculptures, drawings, or music compositions, every art piece reveals, with clarity, his unique recognition of our everyday, and of his everyday observations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet the range of his subject of study is very extensive. In this way we are, or some of us are, able to say \"Oh, there’s a Smither landscape\", or \"oh, look at that Smither cloud\".\u003cbr\u003eWith typical dedication to his everyday studies, Smither is guiding our unique cultural awareness forward, by securing it firmly amongst New Zealand contemporary art and in doing so, recording it historically for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwarded in 2004 the CNZM for services to the arts and is the Mercury Bay Art Escape Patron Artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Join us to view and discuss Michael Smither work\u003cbr\u003eat G J Gardner, Show home, 1 Vanita Drive, Whitianga.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShow is Open 10am - 4pm Sat \u0026amp; Sun \u003cbr\u003efirst two weekend March 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Smither will be in attendance on MBAE studio weekends only - from 1pm to 2pm Saturday and Sunday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContact Christine Rabarts prior, to confirm Michael's attendance times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin us to view some of his more recently painted original masterpieces, as well as screen-printed versions of his artworks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Smither’s nationwide art dealer Christine Rabarts Dip Art (Hons) is curating the show in Whitianga show and will be available for private consultation appointments.\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2659\/6026\/collections\/The_Red_Yacht-min_1.jpg?v=1625124739","url":"https:\/\/www.breadandbutter.co.nz\/collections\/wellington-michael-smither-july-pop-up-show.oembed","provider":"Bread \u0026 Butter Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}