pearly king skip falling
Evelyn Hewlett
January 19 - February 13 2000
Christchurch trained artist Evelyn Hewlett returns to the city
with an installation that conveys ideas of memory and loss. Pearly
king skip falling draws on the artists experiences working
at King Street Artworks in Masterton, a workshop for mental health
consumers, and in particular the personality and artwork of Stuart
Namana, who was a client at King Street in the last six months
of his life. At King Street Namana was given a batch of buttons
from a factory that was closing down, which he incorporated into
complex sculptural creations, the most ambitious of which was
an intricate Warenui.
Hewletts own work responds to this Warenui, creating an installation
which can be seen as both a collaboration with Stuart Namana,
and a personal requiem to his life. Through it's subtle evocation
of Namanas life and work, pearly king skip falling questions
the distinctions often made between 'outsider art' and contemporary
arts practice, while exploring issues of ownership and control.
Reviews, Essays & Articles
Art in face of adversity
The Press, 2000 Jan. 26, p. 35
Wright, Nik.
Pearly king skip falling: Evelyn Hewlett and Autonomous Action:
new Chinese art on video curated by Richard Dale.
Cultural stories using video
Christchurch star, 2000 Jan. 26, p.
B5
Pearly king skip falling; Evelyn Hewlett and Autonomous Action;
new Chinese art on video curated by Richard Dale.
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