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Downfall Street Poster Project, 2013

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I’m looking forward to seeing the Colin McCahon exhibitions this #McCahon100 centenary year, including his Gate III mural opening at my local @te_uru_gallery later this month. I’ve loved McCahon's art for as long as I can remember. Back in 2012, while living in Titirangi near @mccahonhouse, where he lived and painted during the 1950s, I painted Downfall (swipe to last image), which in part paid homage to McCahon’s Waterfall series. Expanding on that painting, for my 2013 Downfall Street Poster Project, I printed street posters of the painting and had them pasted-up in various configurations at many locations around central Auckland, at Phantom Billstickers sites. The images shown here are just a few of those sites. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #colinmccahon #painting #nzart #nzartist #contemporaryart #streetart #johnjohnston #jjprojects #art #artwork #artist #aotearoa

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Enough Rope, Splore Close-Ups

Enough Rope, Splore Festival

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If you’ve seen my insta story feed recently you’ll know that I spent the past week working and celebrating at the 20th anniversary of @Splorefestival, with my ongoing Enough Rope project. As part of Splore’s art trail, the now 400 metre rope was installed on a fallen pohutukawa tree on the foreshore at the stunning Tāpapakanga site. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At Splore, Enough Rope is a visually festive celebration of reuse (of plastics), but it also reminds visitors of the seemingly endless production of single-use plastic. The project highlights the need to continue phasing it out. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Over the years, Splore has developed an ethos of ecological sustainability and social responsibility, including aiming to leave no trace on the land. As guests of Ngāti Whanaunga and Ngāti Paoa, while celebrating Splorers are asked to be kaitiaki (caregivers) of this sacred whenua, Tāpapakanga, and take pride in being there as part of the Splore community. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #splore #splorefestival #splore2019 #contemporaryart #sculpture #jjprojects #johnjohnston #leavenotrace #artgram #artstagram #art #artwork

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Whau River

Whau River

Whau Arts Festival, 2018

Plastic Whau Days, 2018 Whau Arts Festival

Whau Arts Festival

Whau Arts Festival

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For the Whau Arts Festival, my outdoor installation down by the Whau River is happening this SATURDAY, 5th of MAY, after the festival was postponed due to severe weather last weekend. Weather outlook looking good! Swipe to next image to see exact location. The work has been handmade from repurposed, single-use plastic. Down by the Whau river, there will also be a riverside cleanup hosted by the Whau River Catchment Trust (all welcome), and blues music from Stefan. The main festival site will be just up the road at Riversdale Park, from 9am – 9pm. Check out website for the full programme (link in bio). – #contemporaryart #artinstallation #sculpture #festival #artwork #artgram #artstagram #artistsoninstagram #art #artwork

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Five Eyes Painting in Westminster Papers Article

Article link: Visibility, Power and Citizen Intervention: The Five Eyes and New Zealand’s Southern Cross Cable