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Artist Statement:
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The Still Life.
Less a self-contained,
completed truth. More like an
evolving experiment.
In both the early 1600s and
late 1800s new needs and
desires for commercial and
agricultural products arose,
brought about by changes in
production and manufacturing
methods. The result was an
unprecedented increase
consumption.
Each time...
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Artist Exhibitions:
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See a special collection of
still life interiors at Artrom
Gallery.
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See an evolution of work at
MOCA Virtual Museum's Open
Gallery.
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Most of 2009 is a sabbatical
year, taken from creating art
to focus on converting a half
acre of English herbacious
garden beds into Chinese and
Japanese...
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Artist Galleries:
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GALLERY REPRESENTATION
CONSIDERED -an exhibition
proposal is available.
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Currently represented by:
- Artrom Gallery
Rome, IT
- Lopdell House Gallery
Titirangi
Waitakere City, NZ
- Compose Art
Auckland, NZ
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Previous associations:
- Ferner Galleries City
Auckland, NZ
- Portfolio Gallery
Auckland, NZ
- Martin Zambito Fine Art
Seattle, WA - US
- Woodards Gallery
Waitakere City, NZ
- RKS...
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Collections:
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PUBLIC/CORPORATE
-Polly Pratt, Auckland, NZ
-westSMART LTD, Auckland, NZ
-Popsmart LTD, N Shore City,
NZ
-Waitakere City Council, NZ
-Auckland City Council, NZ
PRIVATE
Simon Walter, Auckland, NZ
Warwick&Kitty Brown, Auckland,
NZ
Darnell Dixon, Auckland, NZ
Sarah Little, Auckland, NZ
Anna Boyd-Dunlop, Auckland, NZ
Rod Brodie/Margaret...
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Commissions:
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PopSmart Ltd, North Shore
City, NZ - 2004; 2001
westSMART, Enterprise
Waitakere, Waitakere City, NZ
2003
Enterprise Waitakere,
Waitakere City, NZ - 1995
Auckland City Council,
Auckland City, NZ - 1984/5
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MORE COMING - check back
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36) Jun 08...Jodi Melfi, Absolute Arts - "...what a great collaboration. We love working with artists like yourself who take their marketing to the next level..." -- re Teramo Festival exhibition
35) Jun 08...Lisa Rogers, Curator - CEAC: Corban Estate Art Centre -
"...love the Topology pieces. Very beautiful – would love to see them reproduced in super large sizes..." -- re progress-update promo
34) Oct 07...Don Archer, Director - MOCA: Museum of Computer Art -
"...Terrific image, if I may say so!..." -- re Oct competition entry
33) Sep 07...Simon Walter, GM - Marketing, Beca, Auckland, NZ -
"...Really enjoying still life [in Waiting] 2 which my wife Sue loves. Just got Musee framed and need to pick it up. Good luck on the Wallace..." -- comments from email exchange
32) Sep 07...Darnell Dixon, again -
"...loving the Clay piece on the wall it has brought the room to life..." -- unsolicited feedback passed on via second party email message
31) Aug 07...Warwick Brown, again -
"...I have my small Bodvin pinned up at work and it continues to please..." -- from email discussion re NZartMonthly review
30) Aug 07...Warwick Brown, publisher/artist/art critic, from review for 'A Brief History of Object and Desire', nzartmonthly.co.nz -
"...In constructed interiors we find chairs, columns, jugs, vases and convex, gilt-framed mirrors, highly coloured and riotously decorative. The colour in this body of works is truly exhilarating. Everything harmonises, but shouts at you while doing so...Each piece works fine in the economical 17cm square version; at that scale they are like secular icons. Every home should have one.” -- Artful Gallery exhibition, Auckland, NZ (see links listings)
29) Jul 07...Vicki (& Sarah) Little, Auckland, NZ -
"...Brilliant that the Still Life in 10 Parts went - congratulations! (and someone out there has absolutely impeccable taste)...Neat opening last night, lots of enthusiasm in the room! The new work is really cool...I love seeing what new directions you head off in. Sarah really loved it, I always ask her what the best part of her day was before she goes to sleep, and it was 'the exhibition!' She's going to talk about it in her class news this morning ...So you've won a fan, and she's still grumpy at me for not buying the big version of Bling! -- thoughts and comments from email discussion
28) Jul 07...Darnell Dixon, The Hyperfactory, Auckland, NZ -
"...I am just delighted with our purchase, really great timing as we had been talking about getting a nice piece of art to place on our newly painted walls and I just fell in love with the piece I purchased. I like that there is a personal connection with the artist which is great! -- feedback via email message re 'Still Life in Ten Parts'
27) Dec 06...Elizabeth Smither, extract of review for 'aqua room sereis', NZ Listener -
"...A visual feast is constantly being rearranged in front of us that we are invited to examine, looking for structure, ahrmony, symbiosis, ultimately the human condition. This is what makes Clay Bodvin's still life so rewarding..." -- Art Feature on Lopdell House Gallery exhibition (May/June 06) Waitakere City, NZ (see links listings - Dec 16-22; Vol 206; No 3475)
26) Jan 07...Jonathan Schroeder, Prof Marketing, University of Exeter, UK -
"...your Sitting Room arrived! Looks great and love to see it large..." - followup - "...back from the framing shop, with Sitting Room now framed...eager to see what it has to say with our other pictures!..." -- feedback via email message (re Sitting Room - pg 2)
25) Sep 06...Christine Morton, Victoria, AU -
"...artwork arrived today, safe and sound...colours are quite sumptuous and I'm very happy with my purchase..." -- feedback about online purchase of print (re: Still Life Room III,... - pg 1)
24) Aug 06...Maryanne Mummery, Zephyr Advertising, Auckland -
"...Fantastic SPOONS – just love them!!!!!!!!!..." -- feedback on sample images (re: Still Life Room III,... - pg 1)
23) Jul 06...Sarah Clacher, again -
"...we have put your image on our exhibition page on our website with the 'Stirring' write up. It looks great!..." -- further email message (re: Still Life Landscape II,... - pg 1)
22) Jul 06...Sarah Clacher, Exhibition & Programme Manager, Uxbridge -
"...Fantastic Love them- how exciting- can't wait to see the real thing!..." -- email message upon receipt of art submission files for group show (re: Still Life Landscape II,... - pg 1; Still Life Room III,... - pg 1)
21) Jun 06...Kate Wells, again -
"...Sadly the exhibitions will come to a close on Sunday....We've loved having your work here, and are delighted to be able to still show your prints. Best wishes..." -- email message regarding end of exhibition
20) Jun 06...Peter Simpson, art critical writer/reviewer, publisher and Assoc. Prof/English, University of Auckland stated -
"...I did see Clay's exhibition out at Lopdell; I thought it was very successful and revealed all sort of potential for the medium; a rare instance of new technology being used for authentically artistic ends..." -- comments in email communication to university colleague and mutual friend
19) Jun 06...Dr (hons) Elizabeth Smither, poet/novelist (New Plymouth, NZ) said -
"...what great developments. I've checked out the London Photographic Award - it's magnificent - that's the only word I can think of..." -- observation relayed to artist in email conversation
18) Apr 06...Kate Wells, senior curator at Lopdell House Gallery, Waitakere City, NZ observed -
"...the long animation strip looks great, and...your ideas for the suspended works in the window space, I think will work really well. I'm sure the whole show will be fabulous..." - comments in email discussions regarding exhibt in May/June 06
17) Apr 06...Prof Larry Bradshaw, curator - Upstream People Gallery, again -
"...Wonderful image with this pr. release. Keep up the good work. Sure wish you could exhibit with us sometime..." -- response to News Release (re: Serial Still Life I - pg 2)
16) Feb 06...Mike with RVA wrote -
"...I particularly enjoyed the animated sequence. Nice combination of visual images, audio mixing, and creating sequencing..." -- from guestbook comment re STILLanime
15) Feb 06...Heather Diprose, curator of Hamilton exhibition -
"...I didn't do the hanging for your show, and although it was different from how I expected I really liked it! - Leafa (who hung it) told me she was so impressed with your three big prints that she wanted them to be the first thing people saw as they walked throught the door, to knock em out!...the people I talked to seemed to really like the show..." -- from email update on exhibit progress
14) Jan 06...Angela Di Bello, Director of Agora Gallery, NY -
"...Excellent Work" -- from email response to the Hamilton exhibition News Release
13) Jan 06...Marion Zimmermann of Marizart Internationale Galerie of Hamburg, Germany -
"...I looked at your new works on Absolutearts..., the style is very special - I like it very much..." -- from email discussion re exhibition opportunities
12) Dec 05...Platform01 Gallery of Hamilton, NZ -
"...we all agreed that we would like you to have a show here... due to the high quality of your work we would like to include you in our programme for 2007...we look forward to hosting your show." -- from email confirmation of exhibition proposal/submission
11) Jun 05...Mitchell Foley, member of voodoochilli.net -
..."I like your ideas on the still life Clay, cool..." -- from comments message on Dissolve Series I paintings
10) May 05...Larry Bradshaw of Upstream People Gallery -
..."Clay...your work is absolutely marvelous!..." -- response to online submission
9) Feb 05...Work 'Raw Materials (Still Life in Waiting) No2' featured in AbsoluteArts e-newsletter review of "Waikato National Art Award, Summer 2005"
8) Jan 05...Jenny Peters -
..."Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your painting on Projekt30. They really have fantastic space and color - they remind me a lot of Matisse! Great work..." -- from posted comments/message at Projekt30 exhibition
7) Jan 05...Rex Bruce of lacda.com -
"...we have your work and it looks great! Thanks for emailing your files..." -- from email follow-up message
6) Jan 05....Deborah Smith of voodoochilli.net -
..."A really strong image, I think it captures the 'now'..." -- from comments message on Silverbeet Room painting
5) Jan 05....Elizabeth Genovesi of ARTROM Gallery -
"...I think the presentation of your work is strong and cohesive, especially having inserted the new pieces...and...another 12 pieces will become even more striking...
I sincerely believe that you have a wonderful theme to explore within the still life category and feel your work is quite original..." -- from portfolio-update message
4) Dec 04....Harry O'Connor of voodooChilli.net -
"...really cool picture. I'm glad it's image of the month." -- from comments message on Silverbeet Room painting
3) Oct 04...Work 'Composition with Contours on Red Ground' featured in AbsoluteArts e-newsletter review of Artrom Gallery exhibition "Red Abstractions: Works by International Aritsts"
2) Sept 04....Elizabeth Genovesi of ARTROM Gallery -
"...with your participation in the Digitally 2004 Competition/Exhibition, we liked very much your "Sitting Room" piece. Now that I have worked with your other images and read your artist statements I have become a "fan"...
Truly, I find your style very refreshing, bold and inventive. We are pleased that you are [now] a member of the Guild!..." -- from email confirmation message
1) Aug 04...Adam Dutkiewicz writing for The Advertiser, about 'Real World of Imagination' The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize - Adelaide, SA -
"...In the painting section, I found several items that did not receive awards that deserve careful attention...powerfully atmospheric work. Understated, but operating at a similar level, is Clay Bodvin (New Zealand), whose simple subject of flowers is given a subtle and imaginative treatment with its disrupted grid broken down into a white background..." -- from published exhibition review
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