Waterways
Gerda Leenards, Artist
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About the Work
Gerda
is
well
known
for
her
paintings
of
the
transience
of
light
and
weather.
Born
in
the
Netherlands,
Leenards
emigrated
to
NZ
at
the
age
of
10,
and
her
Dutch
heritage
and
awareness
of
the
European
masters
influences
her
work.
Many
of
the
panels
in
the
work
depict
aspects
of
the
Whanganui
River
at
Pipiriki.
Jennifer Taylor Moore, Curator of Collections for exhibition 'Beyond the Frame', 2018
ARTIST STATEMENT
This group of work started when I decided to look back to the origins of Dutch painters like Piet Mondrian and Petrus van der Velden . Both painters started their painting within the influence of The Hague School in the 1880s.
I was influenced by Rudi Gopaz (a Lithuanian) in my art school years who was a German Expressionist. He emphasized that "light and colour becomes illuminated when it emerges from darkness". The Dutch painters were painters of light.
Joseph Beys suggested that Dutch light lost its extraordinary radiance after reclamation in the 1950 as a result it ended the visual culture the Dutch were known for. Luminousity of light only comes from the dark .
Many of these panels were based on the Whanganui river and also the coastal hills of Wellington.
Gerda Leenards
2018
Jennifer Taylor Moore, Curator of Collections for exhibition 'Beyond the Frame', 2018
ARTIST STATEMENT
This group of work started when I decided to look back to the origins of Dutch painters like Piet Mondrian and Petrus van der Velden . Both painters started their painting within the influence of The Hague School in the 1880s.
I was influenced by Rudi Gopaz (a Lithuanian) in my art school years who was a German Expressionist. He emphasized that "light and colour becomes illuminated when it emerges from darkness". The Dutch painters were painters of light.
Joseph Beys suggested that Dutch light lost its extraordinary radiance after reclamation in the 1950 as a result it ended the visual culture the Dutch were known for. Luminousity of light only comes from the dark .
Many of these panels were based on the Whanganui river and also the coastal hills of Wellington.
Gerda Leenards
2018
Measurements
880 x 1610 x 40mm (installed)
Media
acrylic & emulsion on board
Subject Place
Description
20 small painted panels depicting water and hills, all done in muted tones of browns, blacks and creams.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery, Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 1999
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
10 Aug 1999
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1999/18/1.1-20