New Zealand: Auckland – Graphic Art by Colin McCahon, New Zealand
By glenda. Filed in Art, Culture, Exhibition, History, New Zealand, Travel, Walking Tour |
Born in 1919, Colin McCahon was a driving force for art in NZ. The Auckland Art Gallery set up an full exhibit of the breadth of his work, McCahon said of his work, “My painting is almost autobiographical. It tells you where I am at any given time” He lived in 3 different geographic areas of New Zealand and you can see his art shift when his eye meets a new location.
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