She\u2019s about to \u2018Paint the Town\u2019.<\/p>\n
Auckland-based self-taught contemporary artist Rachel Rush opens her latest exhibition, inspired by street art, graffiti, popular culture and the visual character of cities around the world,\u00a0at Queenstown\u2019s Artbay Gallery on Friday. <\/p>\n
\u2018Paint the Town\u2019, which runs until\u00a0September 17, is described as an \u201cexplosion of colour, humour and unexpected detail\u201d, in which larger-than-life characters, familiar cultural references and expressive mark-making collide in works designed to command attention, spark recognition and, above all, bring a sense of fun.<\/p>\n
Rush, who launched her first Queenstown solo exhibition in a pop-up gallery in 2024, is inspired by travel and her surroundings, with textures, imagery and street attitude finding their way into her work, providing a gritty urban edge while retaining an unmistakable optimism and playfulness, full of humour and nostalgia.<\/p>\n
Artbay director Pauline Bianchi says the Friday\u00a0 21st opening\u00a0runs from 5.30pm-7.30pm at the Marine Pde gallery \u2014 attendees should \u201cexpect the unexpected\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u2014\u00a0TRACEY ROXBURGH<\/p>\n
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