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Exhibition Detail Nigel Brown Short Lives of Birds Curated by: Deborah White Whitespace 12 Crummer Rd Ponsonby 1021 Auckland New Zealand November 30th, 2010 - December 24th, 2010 Opening: November 30th, 2010 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
	Nigel Brown, I Just Want The Birds Now , 2009, Oil on linen, 800mm x 600mm © Courtesy of the Artist and Whitespace

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"Birds don't exist in isolation in these paintings but are related to humans. They retain their own identities but often have symbolic implications... the works are about creating a mythology and making commentary". Nigel Brown

Making commentary is what Nigel Brown does. He creates scenes and images that are confronting in their familiarity and at the same time imbued with references of a philosophical and physical nature. The subtlety and imagery are what make his work, and this series, what they are, personal, political, referential and reverential.

Nigel Brown's latest series of paintings, titled "Short Lives of Birds", brings together a wonderful amalgamation of new experiences into familiar techniques and depictions.

essay excerpt Andrew Gomez