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4 - 29 May 2013
milford galleries queenstown9A Earl Street (03) 442 6896 [email protected]
www.milfordgalleries.co.nz
NEAL PALMERReturn Journeys
Shatter (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1115 x 1424 x 32 mm1
Shatter (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1115 x 1424 x 32 mm
DNA (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1015 x 1526 x 33 mm 2
DNA (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1015 x 1526 x 33 mm
One Tree Hill (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 713 x 1015 x 40 mm3
One Tree Hill (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 713 x 1015 x 40 mm
Union (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1014 x 1516 x 33 mm4
Union (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1014 x 1516 x 33 mm
One Step Beyond (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1278 x 1675 x 32 mm5
One Step Beyond (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1278 x 1675 x 32 mm
Downtown (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 507 x 507 x 33 mm6
Downtown (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 507 x 507 x 33 mm
Mellow Yellow (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1014 x 1013 x 33 mm7
Mellow Yellow (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1014 x 1013 x 33 mm
Viridian Shards (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1014 x 1013 x 33 mm8
Viridian Shards (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1014 x 1013 x 33 mm
Botanic Gardens (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1014 x 1014 x 33 mm9
Botanic Gardens (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 1014 x 1014 x 33 mm
Checkered Ribbons (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 840 x 838 x 35 mm10
Checkered Ribbons (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 840 x 838 x 35 mm
Pretty in Pink (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 840 x 835 x 35 mm11
Pretty in Pink (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 840 x 835 x 35 mm
With Thanks to Ralph (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 713 x 912 x 33 mm12
With Thanks to Ralph (2013)acrylic on canvas, stretcher: 713 x 912 x 33 mm
Neal Palmer continues to explore the flora that surrounds us in Return
Journeys. As well as the native harakeke and kowhai, he chooses the
flamboyant blooms of the magnolia for closer investigation. The individual
aspects of each species are emphasised, be it the texture of a branch, the
form of a flower, or shadows of the foliage.
The floral studies are set against a neutral background which concentrates
the focus on each subject. Mellow Yellow plays with illusion; the vibrant yellow
of the kowhai seems to advance out from the canvas as the black
background retreats. Palmer edges the petal-tips with a bright, creamy
yellow and uses the same technique with the outline of the gnarled stems;
these luminous hues reflect light off the painted surface and reinforce the
sense of three-dimensionality. Tiny dots of red in the stamens provide visual
signposts in the painting, inviting the eyes to rest upon them before moving on
to the next detail.
The depth of perspective in Palmer’s harakeke paintings is likewise illusory; the
viewer is invited to look through and beyond the tangle of shadowy flax
blades. In Union the foreground is dim and shaded, with arching green planes
edged with the thinnest of red. The eye travels up and over these towards a
source of light at the top left of the canvas. Palmer breaks up the surface of
the canvas with the acute angles of bifurcated leaves, strong diagonal forms
and multi-toned colour; here too tiny hints of red lead the eye around the
painted surface.
The paintings in Return Journeys are intimate studies. The dappled brown of a
branch and the furry texture of a sepal are accorded the same importance
as the blush of colour on a showy pink petal. Neal Palmer paints his
appreciation of every part of his botanical subjects and invites the viewer to
do likewise.
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 Shatter (2013) 9,000
2 DNA (2013) 9,000
3 One Tree Hill (2013) 5,500
4 Union (2013) 9,000
5 One Step Beyond (2013) 11,000
6 Downtown (2013) 2,500
7 Mellow Yellow (2013) 7,500
8 Viridian Shards (2013) 7,500
9 Botanic Gardens (2013) 7,500
10 Checkered Ribbons (2013) 5,500
11 Pretty in Pink (2013) 5,500
12 With Thanks to Ralph (2013) 5,500
Neal Palmer 2013 CV milford galleries queenstown www.milfordgalleries.co.nz
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NEAL PALMER b. 1968, lives Auckland
Scatterlights (2011)
“Vividness, hyper-reality and sheer painterly skill… Brilliant technique…” (1)
“Precision on a grander scale is apparent in the work of Neal Palmer … They are held
together by a dancing rhythm of intersecting geometric arcs. Behind these are
accurately painted pohutukawa and flax. These are exuberant, three times life size, and
often startlingly red though with a hint of decay and insect activity. The brushwork
emphasises such things as the fibrous nature of flax leaves. The rhetorical enlargement,
geometry and realism celebrate the variety of growth in many forms.” (2)
“More than anything, these paintings are a reflection of the artist’s love of natural form
and involvement with the act of painting; the manipulation of colour, its hues and tones
to form convincing photorealistic pictures.” (3)
Neal Palmer was born 1968 in London. He gained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Fine Arts
from Trent University in Nottingham, England. He now lives and paints as a full time artist in
Auckland. He has been a finalist in various art competitions such as the Margaret
Stoddart Prize and The Wallace Trust Awards and in 2010 he gained a merit award in the
Molly Morpeth Art Award in Whakatane. He has had numerous and regular solo
exhibitions since 1999.
1. T.J. McNamara in the NZ Herald reviewing Say It with Flowers, November 2008
2. T.J. McNamara in the NZ Herald, reviewing The Sum of Their Parts, November 2006
3. Suzie Campbell, ‘Snapshot Reality- The Painted World of Neal Palmer’, Art NZ, Autumn 2004
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NEAL PALMER b. 1968, lives Auckland
EDUCATION
BA (Hons) Fine Art - Trent University, Nottingham, UK
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 Return Journeys, milford galleries queenstown
2011 Luminance, milford galleries queenstown
2011 Splash, Whitespace, Auckland
2010 Woven Paths, milford galleries queenstown
2009 Get Real (Neal Palmer & Sam Foley), Whitespace, Auckland
2008 Say It with Flowers, SOCA, Auckland
2007 White Light, SOCA, Auckland
2006 The Sum of Their Parts, SOCA, Auckland
2004 On the Fence, SOCA, Auckland
2003 Between the Lines, SOCA, Auckland
2002 Formation, SOCA, Auckland
2001 Natural Explorations, SOCA, Auckland
2000 New Zealand Icons, SOCA, Auckland
1999 Larger Than Life (ii), SOCA, Auckland
Larger Than Life - El Framo Gallery, Auckland
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 The April Group Show, The Vivian, Matakana
2012 Reboot, milford galleries queenstown
Christmas Show, nkb Gallery, Auckland
2011 The Royal Queenstown Easter Show, milford galleries queenstown
Spring Catalogue, milford galleries queenstown
Bloom, milford galleries queenstown
My City, Whitespace, Auckland
2010 Putiputi: The Flower in Contemporary New Zealand Art, Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings
Molly Morpeth Art Award (Merit), Whakatane District Museum and Gallery, Whakatane
Braveheart Youth Trust Art Exhibition, ASB Showgrounds, Auckland
The Royal Queenstown Easter Show, milford galleries queenstown
2009 Margret Stoddart Prize, COCA, Christchurch
2008 A Bid for Freedom (SAFE), SOCA, Auckland
Flying Feijoa, SOCA, Auckland
Artists in Eden, Auckland
2006 100 x 100, McPherson Gallery, Auckland
2005 When Brush Meets Bonnet, Team McMillan BMW Art Awards, Auckland
2004 Art & Design, Clerkenwell, London
Finalist, Wallace Art Awards, Auckland
35K & The Golden Apple, Artspace, Auckland
Artists in Eden, Auckland
Big Red, Celebrating the Pohutukawa, Rotorua Museum
2003 100 x 100, McPherson Gallery, Auckland
Screen Invitational at Exit, SOCA, Auckland
L.A. International Biennial Art Invitational, Los Angeles, USA
2002 100 x 100, McPherson Gallery, Auckland
Artists in Eden, Auckland
2001 100 x 100, McPherson Gallery, Auckland
North Shore Art Awards, Mairangi Arts Centre, Auckland
2000 100 x 100, McPherson Gallery, Auckland
North Shore Art Awards, Mairangi Arts Centre, Auckland
1999 Coutts Mercedes, SOCA, Auckland
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AWARDS
2013 Artist in Residence, Art in the Park Wanaka, Minaret Lodge
2010 Finalist and ‘Merit Award Winner’ Molly Morpeth Awards
2009 Finalist, Margret Stoddart Prize
2004 Finalist, Wallace Art Awards
COLLECTIONS
Air New Zealand, LAX
Kings School Foundation, Auckland
Art-Lease, Hong Kong
Dawsons Catering, Auckland
Private Collections in NZ, UK, Australia, USA, Spain, Malaysia and Hong Kong
BIBLIOGRAPHY 2002 Caughey, Elizabeth (Ed.), Art New Zealand Today, Saint Publishing, Auckland, 2002
2004 Campbell, Suzie, ‘Snapshot Reality - The Painted World of Neal Palmer’, Art New Zealand
Autumn 2004 pg 70 – 73
Spot Yah (2011)