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'Papawai Street'
2024
Oil on canvas
Karl Maughan (b.1964) grew up in the Manawatu, first living on a farm near Colyton, then in Palmerston North, and finally in 1977 in Ashhurst. Maughan graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts in 1986. In 1987 he decided to complete his master’s degree and had his first solo show at the Brooker Gallery, Wellington.
Karl takes the garden as his subject matter. From wild and overgrown hedges to meticulously manicured lawns, Maughan deftly captures the light, colour, texture, and pattern found in nature. Over the last three decades the artist has developed his own distinct visual language, which has in turn taken on a life of its own, shooting and sprouting in different directions. The garden continues to offer both artist and viewer new opportunities for discovery; whether thrust onto thick undergrowth or invited to wander up a well-cut path, we are left marvelling at the vibrancy and immediacy of these botanical creations.
Location: Staff Room (Hamilton Campus)
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