Anthony Densham

1972
(New Zealand) New Zealand, NZ

Antony Densham er en abstrakt kunstner baseret i Aotearoa, New Zealand, kendt for at udvikle et visuelt sprog, der omfavner de flygtige aspekter af landskabet.

Uddannelse

Antony Denshams kunstneriske rejse udviklede sig gennem fine arts på Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland. Han opnåede en Bachelor of Fine Arts i 2006 og en Postgraduate Diploma i 2011, hvilket demonstrerer hans engagement i at finpudse sine kunstneriske færdigheder.

Teknik

Med hensyn til forholdet mellem abstraktion og figurativ kunst udforsker Densham et mellemliggende område, der forvirrer rum gennem vekselvirkningen mellem at afsløre og skjule. Hans mærker på lærredet er uafhængige gestusser, men anerkender også beskuerens tendens til at søge repræsentation i kunstværket. Denshams tilgang til landskabsmaleri er dybt introspektiv. Han ser maleriprocessen som at opleve en udsigt—en omfattende mental oversigt over en periode eller begivenheder. Han tror på vigtigheden af at sænke tempoet, genbesøge og genoverveje et landskab, da det hjælper med at internalisere både det fysiske landskab og hans malerpraksis. Hans værker indkapsler et palimpsest af beslutninger truffet over tid, med det formål at fremkalde en følelse af et stadigt skiftende psykologisk landskab hos beskueren.

Inspiration

Aotearoa kan prale af et varieret terræn og vejr, med gletsjere, fjorde, bjerge, sletter, skråninger, skove og vulkaner, som alle påvirker Denshams kunstneriske udtryk. Hans malerier afspejler denne mangfoldighed gennem deres antydede og facetterede natur. Antony Denshams kunstneriske inspiration udspringer af det rige landskabsvæv, der findes i hans hjemland Aotearoa, New Zealand. Landets betagende skønhed—fra de barske bjerge og rolige fjorde til de frodige skove og vidtstrakte sletter—tjenester

Udstillinger & Priser

Denshams kunstneriske præstationer inkluderer at være udvalgt som finalist i prestigefyldte priser som James Wallace Art Awards, NZ Painting and Printmaking Award, Molly Morpeth-Canaday Art Award og National Contemporary Art Award. I 2001 vandt han New Zealand Art and Faith Award. Hans værker har været udstillet i New Zealand, Australien, Kina og USA.

Offentlige Samlinger

Wallace Arts Trust

Gallerier

Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, NY, USA

Individual Exhibitions

2023: Vista, Blue Gallery, Kirikiriroa, Hamilton, NZ
2022: Unearth, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York
2018: Temporal Matter, Grey Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2016: Amalgam, Art Bureau, Auckland, NZ
2014: Impossible Rock, Mt Eden Village Centre, Auckland, NZ
2013: Unfolding, 30 Upstairs, 30 Courtney Place, Wellington, NZ
2010: Lost Time, Window, University of Auckland, NZ

Selected Group Exhibitions

2021: Odd Couple, Curated by Max Zlotsky Seiler, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York
2021: The Summer Show, Deborah Dancy, Antony Densham, Susan English, Tucker Nichols, Erin O'Brien, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York
2018: What I See, Auckland Art Week Group Show, Grey Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2016: Artbourne, Art Auction to provide support for students at Wellesley College, Wellington, NZ
2013: ArtDego, Hye Rim Lee, Matt Molloy, Antony Densham, Amber Wilson, The Nathan Club, Auckland, NZ
2012: Restraint, Antony Densham, Wendy Kawabata, Catherine Ellis, Clare Kim, Charlotte Nancy, Alexandra Odelle, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland, NZ
2012: Nomophobia, Antony Densham, Phillip Madill, Simon Kaan, Briar Mark, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland, NZ
2012: 150X150X150 Small Works Exhibition, Sanderson Contemporary, Auckland, NZ
2011: Another Truth, Fiona Wilson, Richard Boyd-Dunlop, Jamie Chapman, Glen Snow, Antony Densham, Studion 8 Newton, Auckland, NZ
2011: Elam Graduation Exhibition, University of Auckland, NZ (Postgraduate Diploma)
2009: Anthony Harper Art Award, Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, NZ
2007: Fine, Sanderson Contemporary Art and City Art Rooms, Auckland, NZ
2006: Elam Graduation Exhibition, University of Auckland, NZ
2005: They Never Knew They Were Robots, Stanbeth House, Custom St, Auckland, NZ
2003: Duo show In Between Antony and Amanda Densham, Depot Artspace, Devonport, Auckland, NZ
2003: Bloodlines Spiral Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2003: Linden Postcard Art Awards Exhibition St Kilda, Melbourne
2002: Tibetan Art Auction Exhibition, Artstation, Auckland, NZ

Reviews / Text / Press

2021: Review of The Summer Show at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
2021: Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, Bridgehampton review by Annette Hinkle
2021: Art Edit Magazine, Issue 28. 'Ones To Watch'
2012: From The Sublime to the Meticulous, by TJ McNamarra, NZ Herald
2011: Threaded Magazine, Ed.12 'The Five - Star Issue'
2010: Sculpture At Window, by John Hurrell
2010: History, truth, and "things," by Daniel Wilson
2010: If Time Could Tell, by D.M Satale

Awards / Selections

2023: Finalist, National Contemporary Art Award, Waikato Museum, Kirikiriroa, Hamilton, NZ
2023: Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Painting and Drawing Award, Whakatane, NZ
2023: Finalist, Aspiring Art Prize, Wanaka, NZ
2022: Finalist, National Contemporary Art Award, Waikato Museum, Kirikiriroa, Hamilton, NZ
2021: Finalist, National Contemporary Art Award, Waikato Museum, Kirikiriroa, Hamilton, NZ
2021: Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Painting and Drawing Award, Whakatane, NZ
2021: Finalist, Aspiring Art Prize, Wanaka, NZ
2021: Finalist, Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Prize, Lethbridge Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2020: Finalist, NZ Painting and Printmaking Award, Wintec, Kirikiriroa, Hamilton, NZ
2020: Finalist, Walker and Hall Art Award, Waiheke Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2020: Finalist, National Small Sculpture Prize, Waiheke Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2019: Finalist, Walker and Hall Art Award, Waiheke Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2018: Winner Merit Prize, National Small Sculpture Prize, Waiheke Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2018: Finalist, Molly Morpeth-Canaday 3D Art Award, Whakatane, NZ
2015: Finalist, Walker and Hall Art Award, Waiheke Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2015: Finalist, Hutchins Work On Paper Prize, Tasmania, Australia
2014: Finalist, Wallace Trust Art Award (travelling exhibition) TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre, Auckland, NZ
2014: Finalist, Walker and Hall Art Award, Waiheke Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2014: Finalist, Molly Morpeth-Canaday Art Award, Whakatane, NZ
2014: Finalist, National Small Sculpture Prize, Waiheke Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2012: Finalist, National Small Sculpture Prize, Waiheke Art Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2012: Finalist, Wallace Trust Art Award, TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre, Auckland, NZ
2011: Finalist, Wallace Trust Art Award, TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre, Auckland, NZ
2009: Finalist, Anthony Harper Art Award, Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, NZ
2003: 'Art on the Bus' recipient (AK03 Travelling exhibition on Auckland buses)
2003: Finalist, North Shore Art Award, Auckland, NZ
2003: Finalist, Linden Postcard Art Award, St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia
2001: Winner ‘NZ Art and Faith' Award, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland, NZ
2001: Winner Painting section, Devonport Art Awards, Auckland, NZ
1997: Finalist Windsor and Newton Art Award, NZ
1997: Art Work commission for A.I.T Post Graduate prospectus, Auckland, NZ