Wayne Youle - Take the 6

 

TAKE THE 6 is a small selection of the close to 100 photographs taken while the artist was in Chicago in 2008.

 

Born 1974, Wayne Youle (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Whakeeke, Ngāti Pākehā) is well established as one of Aotearoa’s pre-eminent Maori artists. His art practice is distinctive for its diversity and his works resonate in that sometimes edgy space where Maori and Western cultures meet or have met. Dubbed a ‘Cultural Prankster’ by leading art writer Warwick Brown in Seen This Century, Youle’s diverse works can be linked by one factor – his sense of humour. Youle’s work often references New Zealand artists including Billy Apple, Gordon Walters, Shane Cotton and Ronnie van Hoult. Youle frequently exhibits both in New Zealand and overseas, with his latest show CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago recently coming to a close. Youle holds a Bachelor of Design from the Wellington Polytechnic School of Design and currently lives in North Canterbury – David Alsop, Suite Gallery, Wellington

 

The artist would like to thank -

Chamber Gallery – Nadene Milne Gallery, Arrowtown – IMAGE LAB, Wellington

John Salton at Rangiora Digital Photo Lab – Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago  

 

Presented by the Waimakariri Community Arts Council

 

In the Chamber Gallery, Rangiora Library, 21 February - 25 March 2010

 

1. 

   UP, UP AND AWAY

2. 

   UNI SEX

3. 

   SAM I AM

4. 

   NEW PAINT JOB

5. 

   MY BLOCK

6. 

   FRIDA

7. 

   ERECT

8. 

   LOSERS - WEEPERS