A Review of Shared Harmonics

Michael Smither may be planning his last show but viewing this first instalment by director Tony Hiles on the work of one of New Zealand's most enduring image makers and colourists one would be tempted to think one was watching an introduction to a newly discovered artist.
Warm, personal and close-up would have to be the description of this superbly filmed "work at home' segment of an artist's practice in full flight with irrepressible humour and enthusiasm.
Luit Bieringa,
art consultant

Newsletter #3
The second in the Smither series was invited to the Cinema des Antipodes Festival in St Tropez, France where it received great audience response and widened the ever-increasing audience.  Episode 3 is in the planning stages and will flash-back to explore some of Michael's publicly unseen religious works from the 60s and 70s in his home town of New Plymouth as well as updating works in progress at Otama. Also included will be elements of a workshop held recently in Whitianga where musicians 'played' elements from his Harmonic Box series, and the story of his fish-pond. Episodes one and two are still available at www.filmshop.co.nz.


Photograph: Sue Collins

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Cheers
Tony

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