Peter Bradburn

Peter was born in Tauranga New Zealand, in 1963.
He stays between Kaiwaka and Maungaturoto, North Island.
Contact Peter by email at mercbink@gmail.com
or phone +64 21 505755
Reviews
'Three' by Peter Bradburn, Judges' Award
Kaipara Art Awards judge, Richard Cranenburgh.
Kaipara Lifestyler
'Kaipara Art Awards in Review' Thursday 12 July, 2018:
“I kept revisiting this work throughout the judging process. Peter's work reminded me of a Ralph Hotere or Colin McCahon — simple images and powerful words – both these artists were ahead of their time. So Peter, keep on track and remember less is more.”
Otago Daily Times, Art Scene, 15 March 2018. James Dignan
“Peter Bradburn is a poet, musician, and artist. His images are brutally bold, with a mix of abstraction and pictorialism reminiscent of mid-20th century schools of art, such as CoBrA. His works, all untitled, range from vividly coloured images featuring seemingly malevolent seahorse-like figures through to an effective white-on-white impastoed cruciform work.”
Peter's paintings and drawings are held in private collections in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and the United States.
Two excellent recent articles (May 2019) written in conjunction with Peter's solo show at Megan Dickinson Gallery can be seen on this website here.
He stays between Kaiwaka and Maungaturoto, North Island.
Contact Peter by email at mercbink@gmail.com
or phone +64 21 505755
Reviews
'Three' by Peter Bradburn, Judges' Award
Kaipara Art Awards judge, Richard Cranenburgh.
Kaipara Lifestyler
'Kaipara Art Awards in Review' Thursday 12 July, 2018:
“I kept revisiting this work throughout the judging process. Peter's work reminded me of a Ralph Hotere or Colin McCahon — simple images and powerful words – both these artists were ahead of their time. So Peter, keep on track and remember less is more.”
Otago Daily Times, Art Scene, 15 March 2018. James Dignan
“Peter Bradburn is a poet, musician, and artist. His images are brutally bold, with a mix of abstraction and pictorialism reminiscent of mid-20th century schools of art, such as CoBrA. His works, all untitled, range from vividly coloured images featuring seemingly malevolent seahorse-like figures through to an effective white-on-white impastoed cruciform work.”
Peter's paintings and drawings are held in private collections in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and the United States.
Two excellent recent articles (May 2019) written in conjunction with Peter's solo show at Megan Dickinson Gallery can be seen on this website here.
Exhibitions
April 2019 Megan Dickinson Gallery August 2018. Mangawhai Artists Gallery Kaipara Art Awards group exhibition 2D Judges Award winner. July 2018. Muddy Waters Dargaville Artists Gallery Kaipara Art Awards group exhibition 2D Judges Award winner. April 2018. Reckless Abandonment, Megan Dickinson Gallery, Whangarei. March 2018. On The Fringe, Fe29 Gallery, Dunedin. September 2013. Solo exhibition, Railway Street Gallery, Auckland City. |
Poetry
Reviews available on request. Headworks JAAM, issue 16, Patricia Prime. New Zealand Writers Website, Gaelynne Pound. Mercurius (2000): Soar Press ISBN 0-473-06672-6 Imago (1997): Parnassus Press ISBN 0-908632-74-6 |
Peter’s works are on paper or stretched canvas. Some thumbnails have been cropped to square format.
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