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...The Travelling Artist
...The Seventh Seagull
...The Unfamiliar
...Europe Road Trip
...Meet the Pubes
...recent editions
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Art means creativity. One way to create is to experiment with colour, form and imagery. It is also a way to stray into story telling. Some stories unfold a comedy sequence of events such as ‘The Seventh Seagull’ about a group of crazy seagulls who take over New Zealand on surfboards. Others are sentimental, such as ‘Welcome home Tripper’ which captures the depth and horror of a dodgy magic mushroom experience and ‘Steps’ is a painting tribute to the people who helped him through it.
The environment is a theme that seems to reappear through the years. ‘Ghost Fish’ shows concern at |
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over fishing practices that is clearing the sea of life and Torpedo has a dig at pollution. This strong sense of responsibility to the natural environment is an expression of this deep rooted value.
During University Ian was off painting when he should have been at lectures. He started the Massey University Arts Club to promote art as an interesting and entertaining way to escape from boring lectures.
After completing university, Ian continued the dual lifestyle of work and painting. A significant number of works were produced in Taumarunui including |
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‘The Tripper at the Door’. During this time he also tutored a two-year voluntary art programme for local children on the weekends. After completing a New Zealand art tour in 1999 including over 18 public and private exhibitions, Ian left New Zealand to see the world.
Travelling around Western Europe in a crowded van has provided Ian with the inspiration for the first European oil painting series ‘Europe Road Trip’ produced in 2002. This series picks up some of the most interesting and historic places in Western Europe, except for Munich and the Munich Beerfest |
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where everything is a blur.
Since this time a visit to the WW1 battle fields of Ypres produced a six part water colour series of the trenches. The humour has also remained with a couple of comedy paintings of Egypt and Africa. A number of Canvas sit in a corner of the studio sketched up and ready to paint once ‘The Plankers’ has been made.
Oh, and let’s not mention the series ‘Meet the Pubes’ – possibly responsible for what the media has to say…… |
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Reviews from leading magazines
"I would not allow this artist to breed."
"When he opens his mouth, it seems that this is only to change whichever foot was previously in there" |
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Reviews from leading Newspapers
"He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle"
"Exhibits well under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap"
"He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them."
"Instrumental in ruining an entire future of modern art" |
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An act of god or an artistic feat; Ian Herbert caught this potato on the end of his finger after it was dropped from a plane. Believe it………….or not.
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