Original Painting by Nic Foster
Whakatū, Nelson
Taiao means nature or environment. The word nature is a transcendental signifier ie: one word doesn’t quite capture the vastness of the concept.
I have been looking at Gerard Richter's gorgeous landscapes and these inspired this work. The moodiness and the simplicity of mark making encapsulating the land form in an abstracted way.
Oil on Board
1000×1000mm
Nic Foster paints in his Mount Street studio high above Nelson city. His work is primarily a response to living in and experiencing the surroundings of the Te Waipounamu, South Island landscape. Foster tries to capture drama, light and atmosphere in his painting and his sublime light and dark atmospheric mountain and ocean sounds scenes have, to date, been his trademark for collectors.
Recently Foster has become less literal and more abstract in the way he depicts an area, with colour, textures and text becoming a focus. The misty depictions and sub-text are a visual representation of things disappearing before our eyes. The sub-text references his concern for the environment and climate change and the impacts on our Whenua. Nic Foster's work is held in private collections in New Zealand and Overseas.
In ‘Blackmore Foster - Two Perspectives on Aotearoa Landscapes’, Foster’s paintings draw the viewer inward, offering more intimate, immersive encounters with the land.
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Ask us about our personalised interest-free payment plans for collectors.
Original Painting by Nic Foster
Whakatū, Nelson
Taiao means nature or environment. The word nature is a transcendental signifier ie: one word doesn’t quite capture the vastness of the concept.
I have been looking at Gerard Richter's gorgeous landscapes and these inspired this work. The moodiness and the simplicity of mark making encapsulating the land form in an abstracted way.
Oil on Board
1000×1000mm
Nic Foster paints in his Mount Street studio high above Nelson city. His work is primarily a response to living in and experiencing the surroundings of the Te Waipounamu, South Island landscape. Foster tries to capture drama, light and atmosphere in his painting and his sublime light and dark atmospheric mountain and ocean sounds scenes have, to date, been his trademark for collectors.
Recently Foster has become less literal and more abstract in the way he depicts an area, with colour, textures and text becoming a focus. The misty depictions and sub-text are a visual representation of things disappearing before our eyes. The sub-text references his concern for the environment and climate change and the impacts on our Whenua. Nic Foster's work is held in private collections in New Zealand and Overseas.
In ‘Blackmore Foster - Two Perspectives on Aotearoa Landscapes’, Foster’s paintings draw the viewer inward, offering more intimate, immersive encounters with the land.
Considering this artwork?
Ask us about our personalised interest-free payment plans for collectors.
