EMPIRE ACADEMY

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 125, 29 May 1930, Page 9

EMPIRE ACADEMY

THE SECOND EXHIBITION

NEW ZEALAND ARTISTS

(From "The Post's" Representative.) / LONDON, 15th April. The British Empire Academy has a mission to "promote, aid, and unite all the arts throughout the Empire." A year ago an exhibition was held at. the New Burlington Galleries, but lack of time prevented a representative set of pictures being obtained from the Dominions. This year art societies throughout the Empire have co-operated, in tho work and selected for exhibition sonic of the best pictures of Dominion and colonial artists. The exhibition was opened this morning by'the Eight Hon. L. S. Amery. ' . On this occasion tho New Zealand artists have not found it possible to send a collection, but next year it is hoped the Dominion will be adequately represented. This does not mean that no New Zealand artists are showing their work this year. Five of them are, but they are all on this side of the world at the present time. Mrs. Ada M. N. Carr (Auckland) exhibits- two studies of trees. The ono is of-the "Great Kauri Forest," and tho other an English scene—"Late Autumn, near Weybridge." The former is the more interesting and appropriate for the Dominion collection. The siibjeet does not lend itself to original composition, but the artist has produced an imposing picture of the forest giants. An unobtrusive group of human beings serve their purpose, and that only^—to indicate the size of the trees. ' Mr. Cecil Jameson, who is well established as a portrait painter, shows two specimens of his work. A lady in grey costume and a lady in black are the subjects, and both portraits are done on a sombre background—a custom which Mr. Jameson seems to prefer. " Boiling * Lake Tarawera," and ," Coral Strand at Levuka, Fiji," are two pictures by Mr. E. S. Hellaby which have been seen in London on a previous occasion. Euth Hollingsworth (Mrs. Hellaby) also exhibits two canvases which were the result of a tour some years ago—"ln Fiji: Under the Breadfruit Tree," and "Maori Type at Whakarewarewa." The latter is a fine portrait of a buxom Maori belle, and very appropriate to tho Dominion section. A water-colour by Miss Kathleen Salmond calls for special mention. Miss aalmond has been in England for a year. While in Cornwall during the winter she passed through a serious illness, and has only just been able to begin her studies in London. She joined tho Slade School a fortnight ago. "Cargill's Caves; Dunedin" —the picture she is showing at this exhibition —is a particular!-/ tine study of (hat tumnlled promontory dowt from GTgill's Ci'stle, which is known to those who explore Ihe coastline near Dunedin. The sunlight effects on the rocks, the sheen of the beach, and the ponderous kelp-laden waves are all very effectively portrayed. Miss Salmond's work will probably attract further notice in London. Several well-known Australian artists uphold the reputation of the Commonwealth, and a largo number of those not so well known have hero an opportunity of showing their work. South Africa has also co-operated in the exhibition very effectively. Several of tho rugged African landscapes stood out conspicuously in tho Dominions section. A fow Indian painters show their work, and also oue or two colonial artists, but Canada, which has a decided school of its own and could probably make the most effective Dominion exhibition, is represented by only one picture. {