“We hope to make art appreciation less of a mystery and to allow viewers to connect with work by seeing it through the eyes of curators, handing them the confidence to reflect on their own responses in turn.” The Te Papa pieces sit alongside page works specially commissioned from 15 contemporary New Zealand artists and a range of fun art activities designed to encourage children to learn a variety of different creative processes, boosting their creativity while giving them a gentle art history lesson.Īthol McCredie, Te Papa Curator Photography and editor of Ten x Ten, says the texts in the book are generally more informal and personal than is conventional in collection books. The result is a novel behind-the-scenes look at New Zealand’s national art collection by those who know these paintings, prints, photographs, applied art objects and sculptures better than most.Īnd following on from the considerable success of the first New Zealand Art Activity Book, art educator Helen Lloyd has produced a substantially revised new edition that introduces children to more than 50 significant historical and contemporary works from the country’s national collection. Ten x Ten: Art at Te Papa invites ten of the institution’s curators to each pick ten of their favourite works from the national collection, and explain why they find the works interesting, resonant or significant. Two books that work as a ‘taster' for the exciting new art gallery opening at Te Papa Museum next year hit bookstore shelves this week.
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