Arts Foundation New Generation 06
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The Arts Foundation of New Zealand announced the inaugural recipients of the New Generation Awards on Wednesday, 22 November in Wellington. The New Generation Awards celebrates artistic achievement with a $25,000 investment in the careers of each recipient.
Eve Armstrong prefers to bring objects and ideas back into circulation through the research, collection and reconstruction of recycled materials. Objects and images of material refuse are organised into sculptural stacks, piles, collages and assemblages within layered packaging tape landscapes.
Warren Maxwell grew up in Whangarei and is the driving force behind many music-based projects. Warren is former front-man of TrinityRoots, saxophonist for Fat Freddy?s Drop and leader of psychedelic blues quartet Little Bushman.
Tze Ming Mok lists the following top six interests in order of link entry frequency: politics, literature, evil, language, tools, humanity. A first-generation New Zealand-born Chinese, Tze Ming writes a popular Public Address weblog Yellow Peril. She also writes poetry, fiction, reviews, features and opinions.
Joe Sheehan, a Wellingtonian, is a jade-carver, has taken a contemporary look at the relevance and position of greenstone carving in today's world. His recent work looks at the commercialisation of the jade industry and the limitations it places on jade and its potential as a medium for relevant art practice.
Taika Waititi is a visual artist, actor, writer and director, from the Raukokore region of the East Coast. Involved in some of New Zealand?s most innovative and successful productions, Taika writes and performs comedy and has won New Zealand?s top comedy awards. His short film, Two Cars, One Night, was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 and his following short, Tama Tu, won a string of international awards, also becoming eligible for Oscar nomination. His first feature, Eagle vs. Shark, is due for release in early 2007.
Eve Armstrong prefers to bring objects and ideas back into circulation through the research, collection and reconstruction of recycled materials. Objects and images of material refuse are organised into sculptural stacks, piles, collages and assemblages within layered packaging tape landscapes.
Warren Maxwell grew up in Whangarei and is the driving force behind many music-based projects. Warren is former front-man of TrinityRoots, saxophonist for Fat Freddy?s Drop and leader of psychedelic blues quartet Little Bushman.
Tze Ming Mok lists the following top six interests in order of link entry frequency: politics, literature, evil, language, tools, humanity. A first-generation New Zealand-born Chinese, Tze Ming writes a popular Public Address weblog Yellow Peril. She also writes poetry, fiction, reviews, features and opinions.
Joe Sheehan, a Wellingtonian, is a jade-carver, has taken a contemporary look at the relevance and position of greenstone carving in today's world. His recent work looks at the commercialisation of the jade industry and the limitations it places on jade and its potential as a medium for relevant art practice.
Taika Waititi is a visual artist, actor, writer and director, from the Raukokore region of the East Coast. Involved in some of New Zealand?s most innovative and successful productions, Taika writes and performs comedy and has won New Zealand?s top comedy awards. His short film, Two Cars, One Night, was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005 and his following short, Tama Tu, won a string of international awards, also becoming eligible for Oscar nomination. His first feature, Eagle vs. Shark, is due for release in early 2007.
