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Sacha Lees
Sacha Lees (born 1977) is a New Zealand artist whose Contemporary art, contemporary oil paintings explore the entanglements of identity, power, and body anxiety within womanhood. Informed by feminist theory, her work uses her own body as both a site of resistance and a symbol of societal control. Her work is characterised by a fusion of classical techniques and modern sensibilities, often drawing inspiration from Baroque, Baroque art to examine contemporary issues.In 2020 she was awarded the Adam Portraiture Award, New Zealand's premier portrait prize. Training and career Lees was born in Greymouth and grew up in Kumara, New Zealand, Kumara, on the West Coast Region, West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Her early training in art, figure drawing and visual communication took place in Christchurch at Hagley College, Hagley Community College and Christchurch Polytechnic. Between 1997 and 2004 she worked at Weta Workshop in Wellington as a creature designer and illustrator, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greymouth
Greymouth () (Māori language, Māori: ''Māwhera'') is the largest town in the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast List of regions in New Zealand, region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The population of the whole Grey District is , which accounts for % of the West Coast's inhabitants. The Greymouth urban area had an estimated population of A large proportion of the District, 65%, is part of the Conservation Estate owned and managed by the Department of Conservation making Greymouth a natural centre for walkers and Tramping in New Zealand, trampers. Location The town is located at the mouth of the Grey River (New Zealand), Grey River, on a narrow coastal plain close to the foot of the Southern Alps. In clear weather, Aoraki / Mount Cook can be clearly seen to the south from near the town. The mouth of the river divides the town into three areas: Blaketown, close to the river's mouth on the south bank; Karoro, New Zealand, Karoro, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
