Solo exhibition December 2007

This exhibition featured some new works expressing ideas related to World politics and relationships between peoples. My art is pure expression of experiences, observations and learning but the contrast between experienced reality and the reality taught or imagined seems to be increasing. I am looking for answers and would love your opinion...

Is New Zealand still isolated and safe? Or are we in danger of attack? From who?

Is there good vs. bad - right vs. wrong? Who is which? Who cares?

Who is "the west" - are we (ie. New Zealanders)?  What does that mean to you?

In 2006, I exhibited beautiful NZ scenery and holiday scenes from first hand experience and this year I am painting war and death because I feel the need to express myself on events that have touched me - not directly but emotionally. This exhibition is the juxtaposition of physical reality and media-inspired imagined reality and a critique of global politics.