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HAWKERFlorescentia
4th - 29th June 2011
SUE
1. SUE HAWKER, Fallen Up (2011), pate de verre glass, size (v x h x d): 427 x 335 290 mm
1. DETAIL VIEW SUE HAWKER, Fallen Up (2011)
2. SUE HAWKER, Blues Begone (2011), pate de verre glass, size (v x ø): 415 x 240 mm
2. DETAIL VIEW SUE HAWKER, Blues Begone (2011)
3. SUE HAWKER, Too Much is Never Enough (Yellow Base) (2011)pate de verre glass, size (v x ø): 495 x 270 mm
4. SUE HAWKER, Too Much is Never Enough [14783] (2011)pate de verre glass, size (v x ø): 475 x 270 mm
5. SUE HAWKER, Too Much (2011), pate de verre glass, size (v x ø): 480 x 280 mm
6. SUE HAWKER, More is More (2011), pate de verre glass, size (v x h x d): 357 x 338 x 298 mm
6. DETAIL VIEW SUE HAWKER, More is More (2011)
7. SUE HAWKER, Flourish (2011)pate de verre glass, size (v x h x d): 315 x 309 x 273 mm
8. SUE HAWKER, More (2011)pate de verre glass, size (v x h x d): 320 x 318 x 277 mm
9. SUE HAWKER, Blues Fading (2011), pate de verre glass, size (v x ø): 220 x 238 mm
10. SUE HAWKER, Quilted Dreams (2011), pate de verre glass, size (v x h x d): 318 x 310 x 278 mm
10. DETAIL VIEW SUE HAWKER, Quilted Dreams (2011)
11. SUE HAWKER, Moody Blues (2011), pate de verre glass, size (v x h x d): 345 x 325 x 285 mm
11. DETAIL VIEW SUE HAWKER, Moody Blues (2011)
12. SUE HAWKER, Renaissance (2011), pate de verre glass, size (v x ø): 485 x 280 mm
12. DETAIL VIEW SUE HAWKER, Renaissance (2011)
Sue Hawker recently received the Ranamok Award, Australasia’s most
significant glass prize, for a tall vessel comprised of individually modelled
flowers. The Ranamok judge (Tina Oldnow, Head Curator of the Corning Glass
Museum, N.Y.) acknowledged Hawker’s radical reinterpretation of the
traditional style and techniques of pate de verre and thus pioneering
achievement of developing an entirely new way of working. The result is works
of astonishing complexity, quality and remarkable presence.
The vessels in “Florescentia” have the characteristic sugar-like texture, vibrant
colours and precise colour placement of pate de verre. However the size of
Hawker’s works takes that style into sculptural scale for the very first time.
Hawker’s inventiveness is seen in “new methods of mould making and
commanding the widely different melting temperatures of the variously
coloured glass” (1) but this is only one component of her considerable artistic
achievement.
Two forms dominate – the tall cylindrical vessel (such as “Renaissance” or the
“Too Much is Never Enough” series) and the wider flared vessel form (such as
“Fallen Up,” “Moody Blues,” “Quilted Dreams”). All of these works are
composed of individual flowers, delivered with a celebratory, colourist’s
flourish. Visual contradictions abound – the suggestive fragility of the pate de
verre style (its fragmentary, sand-grain quality) has been retained but this is an
illusion, for these cast works have considerable structural strength. While
building the cylinder and flared vessel form Hawker is simultaneously
deconstructing them: negative space – gaps – appear everywhere between
the flowers, augmenting the sensations of fragility with notions of immateriality.
1. Sue Hawker, Artist Statement, 2011
All prices are NZD and include GST; Prices are current at the time of the exhibition
E X H I B I T I O N P R I C E L I S T 1 Fallen Up (2011) 6,500
2 Blues Begone (2011) 5,750
3 Too Much is Never Enough (Yellow Base) (2011) 6,500
4 Too Much is Never Enough [14783] (2011) 6,500
5 Too Much (2011) 6,500
6 More is More (2011) 6,000
7 Flourish (2011) 5,500
8 More (2011) 5,500
9 Blues Fading (2011) 4,500
10 Quilted Dreams (2011) 5,500
11 Moody Blues (2011) 6,000
12 Renaissance (2011) 6,500
Sue Hawker 2011 CV milford galleries queenstown www.milfordgalleries.co.nz
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SUE HAWKER b. 1948, lives Kerikeri
Connexions (2009/10)
"Glass is a mesmerising medium with its refractive, reflective and transparent qualities. I harness
these qualities when designing and creating my forms. In fact, I create art with light itself".(1)
New Zealand glass artist Sue Hawker produces distinctive glass sculpture incorporating cast
glass, etching and pate de verre technique. Pate de verre is an exacting technique requiring
meticulous work. It is often used to create fragile pieces. Sue’s piece, however, represents
quite a departure from the usual pate de verre creations. (2)
Sue Hawker’s exploration of culture, history, adornment and identity extends its reach from the
traditions of European portrait busts to the specifics of New Zealand’s history. Her work
celebrates feelings of being and senses of belonging creating works that are both beautiful
and redolent with symbolic meanings.
Sue Hawker's works combine a variety of techniques and methods, including cast glass,
etching, sandblasting and engraving. In 2010 she won the prestigious Ranamok Glass Awards
with her Pate de verre work 'Too Much Is Never Enough'. She has been a finalist in a number of
other awards over the years including the Molly Morpeth Canaday Awards in 2010,2009, 2008
& 2007, the Bombay Sapphire NZ Collection, 2007, finalist of the Wallace Art Awards in 2010
and a recipient of an Honourable Mention at the Mazda Art Glass Awards, 2007.
1. Sue Hawker, Artist Statement, 2010
2. Northtec, 'Kerikeri Artist Wins Ranamok Glass Prize", The Big Idea/ Te Aria Nui, 2010
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SUE HAWKER b. 1948, lives Kerikeri
EDUCATION
Selected papers, including glass sculpture, from the Bachelor of Applied Arts degree at NorthTec,
Kerikeri SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Florescentia, milford galleries queenstown
2008 I am….Pakeha, Milford Gallery, Dunedin
2006 Woman, Pioneer Tavern, Kerikeri
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Collect 2011, Saatchi Gallery, London (with Glass Artists’ Gallery)
Royal Queenstown Easter Show, milford galleries queenstown
Encore, Glass Artists’ Gallery, Sydney
2010 The Earl Street Journal, milford galleries queenstown
Bloom, milford galleries queenstown
Objec-tive, Waiheke Community Gallery
Ranamok Contemporary Glass, Touring Australia
Crush, Lane Gallery, Auckland
2009 Glass 09, milford galleries queenstown
Two, Gravel Gallery, Kerikeri
Te Iti Kahurangi, Waiheke Community Art Gallery
Ranamok Contemporary Glass, Touring Australia
Glass, Whakatane District Museum, Whakatane
New Zealand Showcase, Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong
2008-2010 Glass Invitational NZ, touring exhibition; Canterbury Museum, Christchurch; Milford Galleries
Dunedin; Lopdell House, Auckland
2008 Far North Glass, Te Papa Tongarewa Museum, Wellington
Glass, Whakatane District Museum, Whakatane
Artworks 2008, Hilton Hotel, Auckland
Northern Light, Morgan Street Gallery, Auckland
Open Slather, Ausglass, Canberra
2007 Luminous Objects, Tamarillo Gallery, Wellington
Matariki, Whangarei Old Library Gallery
Matariki, Copthorne Hotel, Waitangi
Traces of Light, Tamarillo Gallery, Wellington
The Green Exhibition, Nikau Gallery, Maharangi
2006 18 Degrees, Geoff Wilson Gallery, Whangarei, November
Luminous, Hilton Hotel, Auckland
Illumination, Tamarillo Gallery, Wellington
A Touch of Glass, Mairangi Bay Arts Centre, Auckland
2005 Cast and Pressed, Indigo Gallery, Kerikeri
AWARDS
2011 Jurors’ Choice, New Glass Review 32, Corning Museum of Glass, New York
2010 Winner, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Finalist, Wallace Art Awards, Auckland
Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Awards, Whakatane
2009 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Awards, Whakatane
2008 Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Awards, Whakatane
2007 Finalist, Bombay Sapphire NZ Collection
Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Awards, Whakatane
Honourable Mention, Mazda Art Glass Awards
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 2011 ‘Ranamok Glass’, Cairns Regional Art Gallery, Australia, 2011
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAnfaB4B2Ec >
2010 ‘Too Much Is Never Enough’, News On ABC, ABC News, 2010,
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeLUlnRFzcA&feature=related>
2008 Benson, Nigel, ‘Moulding Identity’, Otago Daily Times, October 23, 2008
2008 Carrick, Chanelle, ‘Art Seen’, Otago Daily Times, October 30, 2008
Too Much is Never Enough (2010)