Emma Wright Art

My studio floor.

Emma Wright — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:48:51 +0000

I wish I could capture some of these gorgeous colours and textures in my work. Thought others might like to enjoy them as well.

Pics from Waiheke Art Gallery exhibition | Runs until Dec 12

Emma Wright — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:39:46 +0000

I’ve had a few queries, so just to clarify – ALL WELCOME

Emma Wright — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:37:43 +0000

Exhibition invite. Opens Fri Nov 18 at 6pm. Work is already starting to sell.

Emma Wright — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:06:22 +0000

2012 Calendars on sale now. Contact me or pop into the Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Or Ingrid Berzin’s Gallery in Palm Beach

Emma Wright — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:45:58 +0000

2012 Calendars. $20

New Works – What lies beneath

Emma Wright — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:39:28 +0000

Artist Emma Wright’s work embraces the apparent randomness of life and celebrates the beauty of ‘the big picture’. Her love of the environment, although not explicitly depicted, is in every brush-stroke. She believes “nature is the absolute basis of, and informs, everything we are.” While Wright doesn’t profess to have any of the answers, painting affords her the opportunity to ponder the larger questions and give her subconscious free reign to create.

Wright’s works begin with words – barely visible and completely illegible in the finished pieces – whatever is in her head at the time. The text might be as inane as a few lines borrowed from Dr Seuss, or as fundamental as “I am”. Layer upon layer of different materials then make their way onto the canvas; builders’ plaster, smaller pieces of canvas, house paint and translucent acrylic. Together they form luscious, abstract ridges, drips and shapes which she describes as “representing all that life throws at us; messy, inconvenient and unpredictable.”

Wright uses geometric shapes to challenge how so often we assume we know the full picture, when in fact we may know only a fraction of it. In her works, the viewer automatically ‘sees’ a full circle when what is off the canvas could actually take an infinite number of forms. We readily assume we know what makes us tick, how life works, and the world go around, but the reality is that life rarely goes as planned. Wright explains, “It always amazes me that I keep thinking the unpredictable will cease. My paintings are a reminder that that’s not the case.”

Significantly, this latest series of works began when Wright unexpectedly (but very happily) fell pregnant with her second child. She found herself drawn to her studio where the paint flowed with an ease she hadn’t experienced for some time. She felt propelled by a new momentum and an energy which is palpable in the vibrant canvases. Their brushstrokes are strong and certain, their dripping paint is calm and meditative and their palate is joyous in its lolly-box hues. Wright has said, “I like to imagine my life dipped in sunlight, rolled in irreverence and sprinkled with hundreds and thousands. My paintings offer this view of life as a rich context for living.”

Coating each composition is a generous, almost decadent, layer of lacquer. You only have to stand in front of them to see your reflection clearly in their glossy surfaces. Yet it is only once you decide to look past yourself that you see what lies beneath.

New works will be on show at the Waiheke Community Art Gallery from Nov 18.

Finalist in the Walker and Hall Art Award

Emma Wright — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:59:06 +0000

This painting will be in the Walker and Hall art award show opening on Oct 15 at the Waiheke Community Art Gallery. The winner will be chosen on the night.

In two minds

Waiheke combined artist Easter exhibition | Opens April 22

Emma Wright — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:40:56 +0000

Nourish exhibition

Emma Wright — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:24:08 +0000

Nourish cafe on Waiheke has an exhibition of my work. Here’s a few examples:

The way of all things. 800x800mm

A moment in time. 1000x800mm

Journey. 400x800mms.

Emma Wright Art 2011 Calendars

Emma Wright — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:29:04 +0000

This years calendars are hot off the press. To order calenders, email me, phone 021 891 806 or pop into the studio.

Price $20.