Aitken and Crooks
A love of animals marks the work of Chrystabel Aitken, whose exhibition opens at the C.S.A. Gallery tomorrow.
The Southland-born, Christchurch-based artist dreamed of becoming an animal painter but extended her subjects to landscape, portraits, and still life. Sculpture, paintings, metal work, carving and jewellery are included in the exhibition. Works are in copper, silver and gold. Jewel caskets, cloisonne, repousse and cast pewter are also on show.
Some of the paintings of Christchurch and surrounding districts date back more
than 50 years. Miss Aitken was a student at the Canterbury College School of Art. Chrystabel Aitken did a lot of carving to mark the New Zealand centenary in 1940 and her white rock carving was a part of the 1940 exhibition. A photograph of this carving will be on display at the exhibition, which runs until February 10. Also on show until February 10 are the latest prints of Gordon Crooks.
Born, in England, he studied art at St Martins School of Art, and textile design at the Central School of Art and Design. He emigrated to New Zealand in
1972. Before this time he exhibited mainly tapestries in one-man and group shows.
His' most well known commissions are the banners for the New Zea- ’ land Chancery in Washing-i ton and the auditorium in the Michael Fowler Centre); and fabric hangings fort High Commission in Tonga; and Embassies in Samoa i and Mexico. He has alsobeen involved in theatre f sets. This year Gordon Crook * has been represented in the * Bth International Print > Biennale, Bradford, and; Contemporary New Zealand ’ Prints 1984, in Japan.
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