War exhibition at Te Awamutu museum
4 February 2016
A deeply moving exhibition highlighting the impacts of World War 1 opens at the Te Awamutu museum today.
The collection by Hamilton-based artist Elwyn Stone comes to Te Awamutu directly from the National Army Museum at Waiouru.
Stone's exhibition of mixed media artworks entitled 'And When He Was Called He Went' has already been shown in both Hamilton and Stratford and comes to Te Awamutu's Gavin Gifford Gallery for just three months following a hugely successful showing in Waiouru.
The collection of artworks is a response to the cataclysmic events of war. Its intention is to recognise the profound effect war has on everyone, not just those who served on the front line.
There are 18 pieces in the exhibition including the major work 'Tears for Our Fallen - 100 years, 100 tears'. This powerful focal piece involves 100 teardrops embellished with a remembrance poppy.
All the artworks in the exhibition are for sale. Cards and prints of the larger artworks will also be available for purchase from Miss Jefferson's Curios, the museum's retail store.
The artist Elwyn Stone has enjoyed creative pursuits throughout her life and completed a Bachelor of Media Arts, majoring in painting, in 2010. As well as working with paint, Stone also works with print, photography and sculpture. She exhibits regularly and is also an art tutor.
For more information about this and others exhibitions go to www.tamuseum.org.nz