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 Deux

I’ve had great reaction to the first DVD, made the deadline of August 11th, and have already had another week filming with Michael for the second DVD due Feb/March next year.

The weather was good enough to spend time on the beach recording the habitat in detail, including filming of a pod of Orcas racing past. It’s a comprehensive coverage of the shoreline so we can show the climate-changes over the next 9 ½ years, as well as the effects of any major developments in the area.

Got tangled in the deeply overgrown creek Michael intends to clear (with help from the neighbours); and studied in detail Michael painting 21 Spotties on one of his two unfinished commissioned paintings. If anyone likes Poisson Sa la muraille he plans to release a print version in due course.
Click here to visit other prints.

Keep in touch.
Cheers
Tony



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