Art by John Guy Johnston
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View this post on Instagram This is my new painting Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, which is currently showing in the (Tāmaki) Estuary Art & Ecology Prize exhibition, on until 1 September at Malcolm Smith Gallery, Uxbridge Arts & Culture hub (@uxbridgeartsc). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I made the painting using plastic waste found in and near the Tāmaki Estuary and other Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland waterways. The mosaic-like feature is closely based on the form of the Tāmaki River, from the narrow inland creeks out to the ocean. The painting’s grey ground represents the surrounding land, and also resembles the concrete of our urban environment. I made the painting as a visually festive celebration of the reuse of plastic waste, but also as a reminder of the need to continue to eliminate plastic pollution from waterways. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, 2019 Repurposed plastic waste, acrylic and sawdust on canvas 600 mm x 1200 mm ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #painting #ecoart #leavenotrace #plasticfreejuly #plasticfree #artgram #artstagram #art #artwork #estuary #river #tamakiriver #tamakiestuary #contemporaryart #jjprojects #johnjohnston A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Jul 13, 2019 at 4:07pm PDT
This is my new painting Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, which is currently showing in the (Tāmaki) Estuary Art & Ecology Prize exhibition, on until 1 September at Malcolm Smith Gallery, Uxbridge Arts & Culture hub (@uxbridgeartsc). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I made the painting using plastic waste found in and near the Tāmaki Estuary and other Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland waterways. The mosaic-like feature is closely based on the form of the Tāmaki River, from the narrow inland creeks out to the ocean. The painting’s grey ground represents the surrounding land, and also resembles the concrete of our urban environment. I made the painting as a visually festive celebration of the reuse of plastic waste, but also as a reminder of the need to continue to eliminate plastic pollution from waterways. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, 2019 Repurposed plastic waste, acrylic and sawdust on canvas 600 mm x 1200 mm ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #painting #ecoart #leavenotrace #plasticfreejuly #plasticfree #artgram #artstagram #art #artwork #estuary #river #tamakiriver #tamakiestuary #contemporaryart #jjprojects #johnjohnston
A post shared by John Guy Johnston (@jjprojects) on Jul 13, 2019 at 4:07pm PDT
