Laurence Aberhart
Taranaki Wanganui (17th November 2002), 2002
platinum palladium print
600 x 755mm
857 x 982mm framed
857 x 982mm framed
edition 1 of 12
Laurence Aberhart b. 1949, Aotearoa Laurence Aberhart is widely recognised as one of New Zealand’s most important photographers. His crisp and distinctive images have captured and highlighted important aspects of...
Laurence Aberhart
b. 1949, Aotearoa
Laurence Aberhart is widely recognised as one of New Zealand’s most important photographers. His crisp and distinctive images have captured and highlighted important aspects of New Zealand cultural history since the 1970s.
Aberhart has created numerous scenes of rural buildings and landscapes, along with a number of considered portraits. He has a distinctive way of working with the medium, capturing light and composing images in a crisp and immediately recognisable way. Curator Gregory O'Brien has stated, “Aberhart's images are bathed in the light of photographic history, as well as that of the world around. In his exquisite prints, photography reclaims a magic often lost in the digital age.” Aberhart's technical skill and eye for photographic magic is on full display in Taranaki from Oeo Road Under Moonlight. He has captured the majestic Taranaki Maunga in this crisp and hauntingly beautiful image.
Born in Nelson, Aberhart has been based in Russell, Northland since the early 1980s. He held his first solo exhibition at the Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington, in 1978. Since then, he has exhibited regularly in Wellington, Auckland, Sydney, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, and various cities across Europe. A solo exhibition of his work was held at the Stedelijik Museum Amsterdam in 2002, alongside the much-lauded exhibition, Colin McCahon: A Question of Faith.
b. 1949, Aotearoa
Laurence Aberhart is widely recognised as one of New Zealand’s most important photographers. His crisp and distinctive images have captured and highlighted important aspects of New Zealand cultural history since the 1970s.
Aberhart has created numerous scenes of rural buildings and landscapes, along with a number of considered portraits. He has a distinctive way of working with the medium, capturing light and composing images in a crisp and immediately recognisable way. Curator Gregory O'Brien has stated, “Aberhart's images are bathed in the light of photographic history, as well as that of the world around. In his exquisite prints, photography reclaims a magic often lost in the digital age.” Aberhart's technical skill and eye for photographic magic is on full display in Taranaki from Oeo Road Under Moonlight. He has captured the majestic Taranaki Maunga in this crisp and hauntingly beautiful image.
Born in Nelson, Aberhart has been based in Russell, Northland since the early 1980s. He held his first solo exhibition at the Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington, in 1978. Since then, he has exhibited regularly in Wellington, Auckland, Sydney, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, and various cities across Europe. A solo exhibition of his work was held at the Stedelijik Museum Amsterdam in 2002, alongside the much-lauded exhibition, Colin McCahon: A Question of Faith.