April 20, 2005

New Zealand Herald, 20 April 2005

New Zealand Herald, 20 April 2005

Please refer to the last piece of writing on the newspaper. It reads as follows:

Concern to make the surface interesting.
no matter what the subject, is apparent in On the Surface by Angus Collis at the Mcphearson gallery until April the 23rd. This artist depicts swimming pools and urban landscapes dotted with people. The surface of these landscapes is cracked, marked, even attacked
so they appear like some sign or poster that has been weathered and felt the effects of time.  The effect in Monterey Key is to make a mosaic where light falls on sea and pool but the people crumble into anonymity. The effect is oddly touching. There are not many artists who can get good painterly
mileage from a water slide.