Anne Riethmaier
Anne’s works are chiefly abstract whether they are large canvases in circles or in rectangles. She often uses sweeping gestures in her brushwork but she is just as adept at the precise geometric forms that emphasize the relationship between colour and form.
A graduate of the Elam School of Fine Arts, Anne is back studying for her Master of Fine Arts alongside her commitments as an artist and a part-time teacher. Anne has exhibited in numerous shows and won several awards, including first prize in the Birkenhead Trust Award in both 1993 and 1999. Last year Anne was a finalist in the art and sculpture awards at the Corbans Estate Arts Centre where she won the prize for the best abstract painting.
The Herald’s art critic TJ McNamara was the judge and he wrote of her work: "Abstract art often looks best when every interacting part seems meditated and thoughtfully placed. This quality combined with the modern medium makes this a fine geometric abstraction where everything chimes together".
Anne replies “This would be true of the work I am exhibiting at Affair of the Heart this year.”
Featured Artist
Kheang Ov
Kheang was born in Cambodia in 1975 and he came to New Zealand with his family as refugees in 1981. He completed his schooling in Dunedin and attended Otago Polytechnic School of Fine Arts gaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in printmaking.
When he left art school he gained his Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching at Dunedin Teachers College. He has been teaching art since 2001.
He especially enjoys working with wood. “Woodcut is an exciting medium and process as I am constantly learning and exploring the fluid movement of marks.” He believes that the marks in the wood tell their own story “where I’ve been and where I’m going, which in turn creates layers to give understanding and information.”
Kheang’s work explores the idea of discovering the unfamiliar and re-discovering the familiar. “My goal is not to unearth specific answers or memories but to bring about a journey of co-discovery which enhances the integration, of thought, feeling and self-hood”.