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Art & Ecology Prize, Malcolm Smith Gallery

Tāmaki River (detail), Estuary Art & Ecology Prize

Tāmaki River, Estuary Art & Ecology Prize

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This is my new painting Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, which is currently showing in the (Tāmaki) Estuary Art & Ecology Prize exhibition, on until 1 September at Malcolm Smith Gallery, Uxbridge Arts & Culture hub (@uxbridgeartsc). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I made the painting using plastic waste found in and near the Tāmaki Estuary and other Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland waterways. The mosaic-like feature is closely based on the form of the Tāmaki River, from the narrow inland creeks out to the ocean. The painting’s grey ground represents the surrounding land, and also resembles the concrete of our urban environment. I made the painting as a visually festive celebration of the reuse of plastic waste, but also as a reminder of the need to continue to eliminate plastic pollution from waterways. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tāmaki River / Te Wai o Taiki, 2019 Repurposed plastic waste, acrylic and sawdust on canvas 600 mm x 1200 mm ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #painting #ecoart #leavenotrace #plasticfreejuly #plasticfree #artgram #artstagram #art #artwork #estuary #river #tamakiriver #tamakiestuary #contemporaryart #jjprojects #johnjohnston

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Daily Bread Project – Whau Arts Festival 2019

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For the 2019 #WhauArtsFestival, I’ve installed my ongoing Daily Bread project at Te Whau Eatery (@tewhaueatery), 1790 Great North Rd, Avondale. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Daily Bread consists of a constantly growing chain of repurposed plastic bread tags, kindly donated by many people in my local community. I’ll continue to add to it over time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The work can be viewed at Te Whau Eatery now, and the Whau Arts Festival runs from 15 June – 7 July 2019. See whauthepeople.com for other festival programme deets. Thanks to Claudia at Te Whau Eatery, and Ina, Jody, and Lissa @whauthepeople and All Goods, Whau Arts Space for helping make this installation happen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #contemporaryart #sculpture #jjprojects #johnjohnston #leavenotrace #artgram #artstagram #art #artwork

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Oil Age, Climate Change Exhibition, EcoWest Festival

Enough Rope, Splore Close-Ups

Enough Rope, Night Splorers

Daily Bread, ArtWest Auckland

Enough Rope, ArtWest Auckland

Enough Rope, Estuary Art & Ecology Prize, 2018