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Amy Melchior - 07
"A thousand half drunk cups of tea .
A thousand empty seas .
Am I wasted in a wonderland or
wondering in a wasteland ." ...amy
so some believe that life its self formed from these amazing deep sea hydrothermal vents and so i started investigating that, then a became intrigued by these exotic looking mounds and spires and chimneys billowing black smoke and teeming with strange creatures ,and thus "the creation"was formed ,and then as i learnt more about this amazing world in the abyss ,i started to wonder ,if this was the start of life then what is happening to those precious life forms with the impact of global warming and our changing seas now and i found lots of disturbing information..............so this exhibition is about that and just a desire to portray the beauty of the the deep and also to stop and think about how fragile it all is ......
Amy Melchior : -
I am currently working in Encaustic which is an ancient process of cooking bees wax, resin and pigment together, then fusing the layers with heat. Wax is a fascinating medium, the smell and the sensual luminosity. The way it creates a great depth and sculptural texture through the layering of the wax. Images appear and disappear as if the wax has its own agenda.
In these works I have continued playing with gouging and scraping into the wax, uncovering or guiding you into what has gone on the surface before.
I have experience in painting, photography and all forms of printmaking especially etching and lithography.
I was a finalist in 2004 Goldwater awards with an encaustic painting as well as being a finalist in the Waikato Contemporary New Zealand art awards in 2006.
I have been involved in four successful shows at Compose Gallery in Auckland and South Coast Gallery in Wellington.
I was born in Wellington in 1974, grew up in Hawke’s Bay then moved to Sydney, traveled around Asia and returned to NZ to have my first boy. I then went back to Asia, Europe and Morocco. I am now living in Grey Lynn with my two boys Zephyr, Luka and partner Jeff.
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