CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 13, 16 January 1932, Page 14 (Supplement)

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

“Art in New Zealand,’’ for [December is a friendly issue. And so it should be. People are inclined to approach art as something mystical, no not mystical, that would not matter, but as something mysterious. Art is not a mystery, it is a result of effort, of pain and patience. Art should not overwhelm us, it should comfort us. Overwhelming people are not comfortable companions. Art in New Zealand, therefore, achieves much by creating this “you, me and the other fellow” sort of atmosphere. The issue of “Art in New Zealand” contains several plates ot first-class reproduction. “The Spit, Middle Harbour, Sydney,” by Robert Johnson, is a lively piece of scenic portraying. The picture is well constructed and the Australian atmosphere is true. “La Turbie, France,” by J. H. Young, is a good illustration of the colour printer’s art, as is also the late W. A. Bowring’s excellent “Self Portrait,” “The Black and Whites,” and the photograph reproductions are also w'ell and truly executed. “Painting as Decoration,” an address delivered before the Auckland Society of Arts, finds appropriate place in this issue. Air. C- A. Alarris, the editor, reviews the results of the short story competition. He remarks the natural surprise that the forty short stories entered should be less by six than the extrants for the recent one act play competition. “Art in New Zealand” is distinctive and it is a pioneer publication which merits attention by artists and art lovers.