Gallery artist Shane Cotton and arts writer were interviewed on Radio New Zealand discussing his artistic journey and the release of Shane Cotton: Moerewa | Liquid Sleep (Auckland University Press, 2026).
“What happens for me in terms of the painting practice is you have these ideas, you make these things, you present them, you put them in front of yourself. And then a strange thing kind of happens, the painting starts talking back at you. It actually starts telling you how something should be. I know that sounds really woo-woo weird, but there is something in the practice that happens.”
Read the article and listen to the full interview here.
November 3, 2026
