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Title - "Victoria Battery"
Medium - Oil on Board
Size - width 895 x height 610mm
Frame - Plain wood, measuring 30mm wide
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Origin
This painting is based on the remains
of concrete foundations of the stamper battery used for gold-mining
in the early 20th century. It is located on the southside of
the Ohinemuri River in the Karangahake Gorge at Waikino, NZ. The
concrete foundations have a monumental quality that reminded
me of the buildings of classical antiquity and I have often
travelled to Waikino, drawing and photographing each portion
of the battery; it has great potential for the artist
in terms of visual imagery. |
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