Street art festival brings colour and creativity to K’Road
Thursday, 4 June 2015 by Mark Sandiford
Strong supporters of both the local arts scene and the K' Road
business association Kiwi
International Hotel are
proud to support All Fresco, a community based street art
festival designed to inject colour, interest and creativity into
the K 'Road streetscape through a diverse range of
artists.
K' Road has a long history
of creativity, art and urban culture that is perfectly reflected in
this festival.
To find the various pieces
of art, view or download the
programme and map here.
To get the most out of the
amazing art on offer and a little info on each
artist, arm your self with this map - step out -
explore and engage.
The 2015 festival builds on
previous year's success and showcases some of the country's leading
artists.
To get some insight into the exhibiting artists we have compiled
a small intro on each of them here.
Considered one of the leading figures of graffiti and urban
contemporary art in Oceania, Askew's work utilises his photographic
skills, graphic design, graffiti and traditional paint. With a
focus on economic and environmental issues, he looks to some of the
issues confronting some of the smaller Pacific nations of
Oceania. This piece at Mercury
Lane carpark wall facing Canada Street and motorway.
His work explores the abstraction of letter shapes through
colour and large scale painting but he also creates illustrative
works influenced by Maori mythology. This piece at 30
Upper Queen Street, cycleway wall by bridge.
A New Zealand based multidisciplinary artist Cinzah paints with
a strong sense of colour, movement and balance, he explores themes
such as the interrelationship between man and nature, duality,
mythology and story telling. This
piece at Ponsonby Road, Watercare wall near Mobil gas
station.
With ten solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions, Erin's
candidly dark illustrations have featured in local and
international publications such as King Brown, Lurve, Pulp, Yen
& Black magazines. This piece at
179 K' Road, St Kevin's Arcade stairwell.
With an initial interest in drawing, Gasp was later drawn to
graffiti art culture, finally becoming immersed in it, and through
meeting and painting with other artists has gained more knowledge
and understanding. This piece at 179
K' Road, St Kevin's Arcade stairwell.
Having spent the last 10 years honing his graffiti and fine art
skills in the streets, studios and flats around the K' Road, Grey
Lynn and Ponsonby areas, Haunt One's landscape work has been
described as somewhere to lose yourself in, and new elements are
often found in his paintings that viewers or collectors did not
know existed, even after owning works for several
years. This piece at Poynton Terrace,
church wall facing Myers Park.
A prevalent and full time working artist, Jeremy has always
enjoyed paint particularly when applied by various means, including
painting large scale outdoors for the physicality it delivers and
the transformational affect. This
piece at Poynton Terrace, side rear of La Gonda building
on 203 K' Road.
"My surroundings influence my exploration of surface and medium.
It is a culmination and acceptance of each aspect of my past and
understanding of my present surroundings that help define the
current direction of my work". This piece
at 373 K' Road, back of Rising Sun facing
motorway.
Owen Dippie is an internationally recognised artist exploring
the universal language of art with mural pieces throughout the
country, his representation here is only
fitting. This piece at 30 Upper Queen
Street, cycleway wall by bridge.
Tania's formative years were spent drawing crocodiles and
avoiding giant falling mangoes and committing her daydreams and
nightmares to paper. This piece at
234 K' Road, power box by Lim Chhour supermarket.
Ross Liew's work covers many mediums, from graphics for NZ
streetwear label Moneyshot, to exhibiting in New York
City. This piece at 179 K' Road, St
Kevin's Arcade stairwell.
"Artist of pop-surreal idols, drop outs and dreamers. Muralist
of NZ walls and 'Bus Stop Boutiques'. Customizer of second skins.
Glitterist of everything." This piece
at 10 East Street, ADIO wall.
You can either pick just a
few to explore in greater depth or go the whole way and do the full
trail taking in all the pieces and more than that, experience the
culture that is K' Road.
With cafes, bars, shops and
more it is a strip of urban living that is rich in culture, so why
not enjoy as much of it as you can.
If visiting K' Road from out
of town and in need of excellent accommodation that is central to
K' Road, the festivals sponsor Kiwi International Hotel
is the perfect
option.
For a range of options and
prices to suit, there is a price conscious option to fit all
visitors. Read
through our many testimonials for unbiased and honest feedback and
you see how popular this central city hotel is.
To secure your stay at Kiwi
Hotel this season contact one of our helpful staff.