ARTS + CULTURE
ANDREW PALACE OF METAL AS ANYTHING EXHIBITION Pre-christmas, Ponsonby Central will again be lit up by the eclectic electric lamp art of Andrew Palace of Metal as Anything. Andrew has exhibited in pop up shops on Ponsonby Road for the last 27 years with other forays in Grey Lynn, Kingsland, Herne Bay, Corban Estate and Waiheke.
Andrew is once again delving into his love of things science fiction, so spaceships and alien craft make up most of the exhibition, but there are also contemporary lights in stainless steel, brass and glass.
All of his pieces are made from recycled scrap brass copper and stainless steel. He also uses retro glass, marbles, lenses and cast glass by Fiona Rennie, and blown glass by Stephen Bradbourne. Each artwork is a one-off never to be repeated functional thing of beauty.
All Andrew’s works are lit by 12 volt LED systems, creating shadow, silhouette and a pastiche of colour from the glass.
Andrew’s works grace houses in the US, England, Switzerland, Germany and Australia. There are also large private collections of ten or more in New Zealand.
The exhibition runs from 7 December through to 20 December. There will be the opening on Wednesday 9 December from 5.30pm to 9.30pm for drinks. PN
PONSONBY CENTRAL, Shop 4A, at the front on the corner of Richmond and Ponsonby Road. Enquiries: M: 021 592 296 Andrew Palace of Metal as Anything. Facebook E: metal.as.anything@mac.com
NEW ZEALAND TELEVISION AWARDS The recent New Zealand Television Awards showed just how deep and varied our local talent pool is. From the exceptional work of Mihingarangi Forbes on Three’s The Hui, winning best presenter, to One Lane Bridge which won Best Drama Series (check out our previous review of this great series), Covid has made one thing abundantly clear, Aotearoa is a land of great storytellers and exceptional screen content creators. Other winners that you should try to catch up on this summer include the series Head High, which saw Miriama McDowell win the award for Best Actress and Jayden Daniels win Best Supporting Actor. The winner of Best Documentary By the Balls is a must watch and the delightful Kiri and Lou, which won the only award available for children’s content, NZ on Air’s Best Children’s Programme, is a show little ones can watch over and over again on HEIHEI. PN
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