CHRISTINE CATHIE

Christine Cathie

Amorphisms 4 - 29 September, 2010

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1. CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Cobalt Blue) (2

2010) cast glass, size (v x h x d): 560 x 550 x 110 mm

1. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Cobalt Blue) (2010)

1. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Cobalt Blue) (2010)

2. CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Yellow) (2010

0) cast glass, size (v x h x d): 455 x 445 x 105 mm

2. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Yellow) (2010)

2. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Yellow) (2010)

3. CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Red) (2010)

) cast glass, size (v x h x d): 490 x 515 x 130 mm

3. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Red) (2010)

3. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Red) (2010)

4. CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Black) (2010

0) cast glass, size (v x h x d): 490 x 545 x 135 mm

4. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Black) (2010)

4. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Black) (2010)

5. CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Green) (2010

0) cast glass, size (v x h x d): 450 x 495 x 120 mm

5. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Green) (2010)

5. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Amorphism (Green) (2010)

6. CHRISTINE CATHIE, Tendril (Red) (2010), cast glass, size (v x h x d): 740 x 250 x 150 mm

6. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Tendril (Red) (2010)

7. CHRISTINE CATHIE, Tendril (Emerald) (2010), cast glass, size (v x h x d): 723 x 220 x 185 mm

7. DETAIL VIEW CHRISTINE CATHIE, Tendril (Emerald) (2010)

EXHIBITION PRICELIST

1

Amorphism (Cobalt Blue) (2010)

6,500

2

Amorphism (Yellow) (2010)

6,500

3

Amorphism (Red) (2010)

6,500

4

Amorphism (Black) (2010)

6,500

5

Amorphism (Green) (2010)

6,500

6

Tendril (Red) (2010)

3,500

7

Tendril (Emerald) (2010)

3,500

All prices are NZD and include GST; Prices are current at the time of the exhibition

CHRISTINE CATHIE b. 1955, lives Auckland

Ribbon (Red) (2008)

'Amorphisms' have evolved from the ribbon forms - by joining their ends they have become more convoluted, abstract shapes. They allow the viewer to give their own interpretation, and give a lightness and feeling of motion by the way the glass twists and catches the light, and a sense of volume carved out within the surrounding space. These forms have been cast in bright, mostly primary colours, an allusion to the exuberance of free forms and colours of Miro and Calder. 1 The integral nature of rhythm and motion is captured in Christine Cathie’s elegantly simple glass sculptures. “Christine Cathie’s cast lead crystal Ribbon also deals with movement and catches that moment in time when a dropped ribbon hits and starts to settle on the floor. Like a late 19th century stop gap photograph by Edouard Muybridge, Cathie records the ribbon’s subtle twisting and allows us to see beauty in movement not normally observable in the human eye.” 2 ‘Cathie’s leaping, gravity-defying ribbons and solid wave forms are lyrical, simple yet virtuostic.’3 Cathie “continues to play with glass’s capacity to hold its form across a curve.” 4 By cutting into the surface, the abstract shapes of previous series are now becoming more literal; feather, wing and undersea skate forms have begun to emerge. Employing tapering edges and curvaceous silhouettes, Cathie essentially draws lines within space, exploiting the translucent nature of glass to establish a dialogue between light and shade, density and mass. Cathie combines rich colours with a smooth velvet surface, building graceful slender curves, ribbons and tapering wings and letting the light glide in.

1. Christine Cathie, Artist Statement, 2010 2. Richard Perram, Ranamok Glass Prize 2006 Catalogue, 2006 3. Barry Allom, Christchurch Press, 2005 4. Christine Cathie, Artist Statement, 2006 Born Wellington, Christine Cathie trained as a graphic artist and subsequently developed a highly successful career in graphic design. Attracted by the challenge of working in three dimensions, Cathie began to explore glass as a creative medium.

A consecutive finalist in the Ranamok Glass Prize (Australia) since 2002, Cathie is an artist of international repute exhibiting in Paris, New York, Denmark and Australia. In 2004 she was selected for the Southern Exposure exhibition at the prestigious Glasmuseet, Ebletoft, Denmark and in 2005 was included in the significant touring Glass Invitational NZ exhibition. Her work is held in private, public and corporate collections both nationally and internationally.

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CHRISTINE CATHIE b. 1955, lives Auckland SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2010 2009 2006 2005

Amorphisms, milford galleries queenstown Unfurled, Avid gallery, Wellington Transference, Milford Galleries Dunedin Curve, Masterworks Gallery, Viaduct, Auckland

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, Whakatane Luminaries, A selection of work from New Zealand’s foremost glass casters, Sabbbia Gallery, Sydney Sea Link Small Sculpture Award, Finalist, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Auckland Sculpture on Shore (large scale rusted steel sculpture), Devonport Historic Reserve, Auckland Richmond Road Glass, Form Gallery, Christchurch Glass ‘08, Milford Gallery, Queenstown Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, Whakatane Festival, Avid Gallery, Wellington Art in the Woolshed, Tauwharanui Regional Park Group Show, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island Festive, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, Whakatane Bombay Sapphire Blue Room, Auckland & Wellington Trio, Avid Gallery, Wellington Flow, with Hana Rakena, ceramicist, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland Works from the Museum’s permanent collection, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft , Denmark Glass 07, Milford Galleries, Dunedin Group show, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia Sculpture on a Plinth, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island Feast, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland Crystalline World, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island SOFA Chicago, with Chappell Gallery, New York The Roaring Forties, Chappell Gallery, New York SOFA New York, with Chappell Gallery, New York The Land, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland Wind and waves – beyond the vessel, Luniverre Gallery, Paris, France Best of New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland SOFA Chicago. with Chappell Gallery, New York New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Viaduct, Auckland A Matter of Substance, New Zealand Glass Kensington Gallery, Adelaide, Australia Glass Invitational 2005, Milford Gallery, Dunedin, Auckland Museum, Canterbury Museum, Pataka Museum An Evening in the Vineyard, Art Auction, Goldwater Estate, Waiheke Island Sculpture on a Plinth, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island New Work, Avid Applied Arts, Wellington Precious, Masterworks Gallery, Viaduct, Auckland The extraordinary Dowse Foundation Auction, The Dowse, Lower Hutt Cast Aways, Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney, Australia Latitude 36, Form Gallery, Christchurch New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Viaduct, Auckland Southern Exposure, a selected survey of New Zealand glass, Sargeant Gallery, Wanganui; Objectspace, Auckland; Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark An Evening in the Vineyard, Art Auction, Goldwater Estate, Waiheke Island Duo, Masterworks Viaduct Gallery, Auckland New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Viaduct Gallery, Auckland

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2002 2001

2000

Showing Off. The best of New Zealand Applied Art, Masterworks Viaduct Gallery, Auckland New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Viaduct Gallery, Auckland Form Gallery Cast Glass Exhibition, Christchurch The Cast survey exhibition, Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland/Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui/Whangarei Art Museum, Whangarei/Hawkes Bay Exhibition Centre, Hastings Translucence, Waiheke Community Art Gallery National Glass Exhibition, Compendium Auckland/Wellington 440°, Artstation, Auckland Norsewear Art Awards, Waipukurau

AWARDS, GRANTS & COMMISSIONS 2009 2008

2007

2006 2004 2003 2002 2000

Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, Whakatane 3rd prize, Lincoln Green Sculpture Award, Waitakere Trust Art Awards, Auckland Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, Whakatane Commission for outdoor sculpture ‘garden mosaic’ at Ravenscar (private house), Christchurch, NZ Creative Excellence Award (judge Grace Cochrane), Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards, Whakatane Museum, NZ 2nd Prize, Luminous Art of glass Awards (judge Louie Le Vaillant), Mazda Artworks, Auckland, NZ Commission to design and produce Arts Foundation of New Zealand’s New Generation Awards Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia Members Award, (judges Richard Whitely, Margaret Tabone) NZSAG Conference, Wanganui Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia Creative New Zealand grant, September 2003 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia Student Award (judge, Dan Klein), NZSAG Conference, Wanganui

COLLECTIONS Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark Sir Elton John Corporate and private collections internationally

PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS 2009

2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004

Christine’s sculpture is the torque of the town, article and photo, Auckland City Harbour News, January 21, 2009 Ribbons in Light, article and photo, The Aucklander, 29 January 2009 Galleries of Australia and New Zealand, A Guide to Contemporary Arts & Crafts, illus., p.27 Vogue Living, Nov/Dec 2007, illus. p.155 New Zealand House & Garden, October 2007, illus. cover, pp. 51 & 52 Hammonds, Lucy. Softening the Contours, CraftArts International No.70, pp. 52 -56 Dignan, James. Artseen, Otago Daily Times, review, October 12, 2006 Perram, Richard. Ranamok Glass prize 2006 Catalogue, p.16 & 17, illus., p.5 SOFA New York 2006 catalogue p.81, illus.

Slide talk to Portraiture Group, Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland, 24 June 2006 Glass Artists in New Zealand, part of an AVP on selected New Zealand Glass Artists, first shown at GAS Conference, Adelaide, Australia, May 2005 Smythe, John. Looking into glass art, National Business Review, February 3, 2006 Allom, Barry. In a glass of their own, review, Christchurch Press, October 19, 2005 New Glass Review 26, illus. p.10 Campbell, Joanne. Seeing through New Zealand’s best glass, review, Otago Daily Times, 14th April 2005 Lonie, Bridie. A sheep’s carcass covered in glass roses, review, NZ Listener May 28, 2005, p.52 Glass Invitational New Zealand, catalogue, Milford House Geissler, M. Ranamok Finalists Exhibition 2004, Craft Arts International 63, p.75-77 (illus) Ranamok Glass prize 2004 Catalogue, p.20& 21, illus.

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2004 2004 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 2000

Southern Exposure, catalogue for exhibition, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft 2004 Glass Acts, The Dominion Post, Wellington, 13/11/04 Cochrane, Grace. Southern Exposure - High class New Zealand exhibition at Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark, Neues Glas 3/04 pp. 20-27 Glorious in glass, The Press, Christchurch, 7 January 2004 Brewerton, A. The Ranamok Glass Prize Exhibition 2003, Neues Glas 2/04, pp. 8 -15 Kiwis shine in Glass Award, Art News, New Zealand, spring 2003, p.44 (illus) Radio New Zealand interview September 2003 Ranamok Glass prize 2003 Catalogue, p.16 & 17(illus.), intro. (article by Andrew Brewerton) Brewerton, A. The Ranamok Glass Prize, 2002, Craft Arts International 58, p.96 (illus) Ranamok Glass prize 2002 Catalogue, p.20 & 21 (illus) Vibrant glass Art, review, The Press July 10, 2002 Elliott,M. The Cast; Recent New Zealand Glass, Object 4/02, p45(illus.)

THE CAST: New Zealand Contemporary Cast Glass 2001, New Zealand Society of Artists In Glass (NZSAG) Catalogue Williams, Howard. Hot pacific glass, Object 2/00, p.109 (illus)

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