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Hakatere baches ‘difficult to move’ By Sue Newman
By Sue Newman For Christchurch artist Min Kim the Canterbury earthquakes provided an opportunity for her to look at new ways of displaying her art. Before the September 2010 quake Kim worked in her own gallery, but with that now off limits she is working from home and taking other opportunities to display her work. “Until this happened I was too busy with my own gallery.” And one of those opportunities was the Ashburton Society of Art exhibition. She chose two works from her studio to exhibit and with one she was awarded the exhibition’s top prize, the Ashburton Trust $3000 premier award. Her award-winning work, Carpet Dealer, details sellers at work in a place she describes as one of her favourite spots in the world, the antique market in Arezzo, Italy. The oil, worked in subtle shades, was a stand out among many fine works. It was a three-month labour of love. Kim, originally from South Korea, studied art in her home country and in Italy before coming to New Zealand 14 years ago. For her painting is about
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Check out our video transferring the enjoyment she gets from scenes she observes into paintings that other people can enjoy. She works in both oil and watercolour and is also a clay sculptor and sketch artist. Kim is no newcomer to awards, having been recognised for the quality of her work in the United States on several occasions. But in spite of that she said she was overwhelmed to have won Ashburton’s top award. “Ashburton is a very strong place for art,” she said. She also exhibits in the Bryce Gallery in Christchurch and holds her own workshops.
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LEFT: Christchurch artist Kim Min with her Ashburton Trust premier award winning work in oils, Carpet Dealer, at last night’s Ashburton Society of Arts exhibition.
Hard task for art exhibition judge By Sue Newman Ashburton’s art world mixed, mingled and spent up large last night when the Ashburton Society of Arts 49th exhibition opened its three-week run in the Ashburton Art Gallery. As the wine flowed, red stickers began to appear on works as canny buyers snapped up the best buys, the bargains and the paintings that simply grabbed their attention. And there were hundreds to choose from – works of art, applied art, craft and photography. Among the 486 pieces on display there was something for every taste and every pocket, from a beautiful oil priced at $5600 to miniatures selling for well under $100. For guest judge, artist John Gillies, the task of selecting prize winners from the large number of
Judge John Gillies entries was a difficult one. “With art, sculpture craft and photography you’re judging apples with pears and bananas,” he said. To be fair to all entries, Mr Gillies said he designed a system that awarded points for different elements. “No matter how much you don’t want to you always bring your
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The owners of six seaside baches in the lower Hakatere settlement might find themselves picking up their homes and relocating. As the river erodes the coastal cliffs on which those baches sit, their owners know the day is coming when they will be out of options to save their homes. For most, just a metre or two stands between those baches and a sheer drop. TXT THE EDITOR That move could be feasible for 021 052-7511 some but disaster for others, says one of those owners, Paul Veitch. When land in lower Hakatere was sold by the Ashburton District Council to the hutholders’ asso- question but it could be a real ciation, one of the conditions was issue,” she said. She’s philosophical about the that land should be set aside at the rear of the block for the reloca- future of her home. As a couple tion of front row baches, Mr Veitch the Peddies have survived the destruction of one home by fire; said. “If there’s no other option you’d now they’re faced with possibly have to look at it, but what would losing a second home to the sea. “Disasters happen, but I still it cost? Insurance won’t pay out on erosion if our bach dropped don’t think it’s too late to do someinto the water and if we moved the thing about the erosion, we’ve house, I’m not sure how we’d go. been teetering on the edge for Our bach was shifted here years quite some time. The funny thing ago, but there are at least a couple is there can be a roaring sea during a big storm and it seems to that would be pretty be right outside your difficult to move.” window but you still Another front row go to sleep.” bach owner, Veronica For Hakatere Hut ‘If there’s no Peddie, said she Holders’ Association often feels as though other option chairman Neville the sea is coming in you’d have to Bailey, relocation is her bedroom wina solution most residow and she know look at it, dents are not too some tough decisions keen on. This might will soon have to be but what have been talked made. would it cost?’ about years ago, but Mrs Peddie and he says there’s nothhusband Don have - Paul Veitch ing in writing. lived at Hakatere People living at the since 2001 and back of the settlethey’ve watched their ment weren’t happy front yard disappear as the Ashburton River carves its at the thought of the green space way into the cliffs. She appears outside their back door becoming to have a tidy front lawn, but look home sites. Most people felt that underneath and it’s severely erod- opportunities to stem the river ed. Moving the baches was fine in erosion over the years had been theory but was likely to be pretty ignored and now it was questionable whether the situation was difficult to carry out, she said. Most baches were built in stages salvageable, he said. The Ashburton District Council on varying floor levels and may not stand the shift, Mrs Peddie is pushing for a meeting between itself, ECan and the residents to said. And there’s the issue of insur- discuss the future of the front row ance – what happens if a bach baches and the on-going problem of road and sea access erosion collapses while being shifted? “I haven’t dared to ask that from stormwater run-off.
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own bias to the task so I gave 10 points for the wow factor that you get when you look at an art work and fall in love with it. You don’t need to justify why.” Other points were awarded for creativity, maturity of style, impact and the way in which colours were used to create harmony or disharmony. “At the end I bring my prejudices, my concept of what is art. If this discourages any of you, if it dismays anyone then I’ve done you a huge disservice. There were 486 winners here tonight.” About $10,000 was handed out in prizes over a range of categories, with most sponsors coming from within the Ashburton community. A final award, the people’s choice, will not be known until the exhibition ends and viewers’ votes are counted. The exhibition will run in the Ashburton Art Gallery until June 28.
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To buy or not to buy - Jen Dearborn (left) and Mary Ralston take a close look at some of the art work on display in this year’s Ashburton Society of Arts exhibition.
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