Yaniv Janson

Weather the storm!

2012-01-23T11:09:00.000-08:00

This painting celebrates big storms... and the fact that we don't have any control over some parts of our lives.

LOVE the Auckland Art Gallery!!!

2012-01-20T01:57:00.000-08:00

My best was the moving growing flowers in the forum!!!

www.aucklandartgallery.com

2012-01-16T23:43:00.000-08:00

Stewart Island, Acrylic on canvas (76 X 76cm)

Matamata, Acrylic on canvas (76 X 76cm)

Ashburton, Acrylic on canvas (76 X 76cm)

Wellington, Acrylic on canvas (76 X 76cm)

The words of my mentor live on to remember him by...

2011-11-16T17:30:00.001-08:00

I participate in this exhibition to honour Joe La Grouw who passed away recently and who personally encouraged and empowered me to carry on with my work on environmental sustainability - just as he had persevered in building the Lockwood success! His interview from the screenshot below is at: http://leadership.rsnz.org/assets/88

In the Auckland City Library

2011-11-06T00:30:00.000-07:00

"Changing The World" book in the Auckland City Council library - three copies of it!!

Also to follow up ... in December the Documentary "Yaniv Saves the World" will be presented at the AUT Expanding Documentary Conference.

New Zealand - In the Mind's Eye collection

2011-09-27T14:01:00.000-07:00

Waiheke Island, Acrylic on canvas (76 X 76 cm)

View away from Auckland, Acrylic on canvas (76 X 76 cm)

Coromandel, Acrylic on canvas (76 X 76 cm)

I am in the process of putting together the Minds Eye - New Zealand landscapes collection. Other works from this series can be viewed together with the other paintings I have for sale at the moment.

LATITUDE Group Exhibition Oct-Nov Creative Growth Art Center, Oakland, California

2011-09-23T13:29:00.000-07:00

Please join us for the October 7 Vernissage at the Creative Growth Art Center, 355 24th St. Oakland. I will be exhibiting two works on paper.

More details at: http://creativegrowth.org/exhibitions/outside-self-taught/
The monoprints I exhibit there are:

This event is part of the Oakland Art Murmur Events that take place first Friday of each month...

Finalist in "Eat Your Art Out" Uxbridge Centre

2011-08-15T16:43:00.000-07:00

"Eat Your Art Out features food-inspired artworks by artists from around New Zealand which celebrate the important role food plays in our society. The preparation and eating of food are significant cultural signifiers and throughout history the ritual of sharing a meal with others has symbolised a sense of community and social understanding". Sophie Keyse the exhibition's curator contributed the photo below.

My contribution (on the low plynth) is "Sweet As..." - the outcome of ongoing experimentation with materials that were once 3-dimensional – M&M sweets – dissolving onto a 2-dimensional surface.

I investigated the capacity for theM&Ms to act as a medium and how they reacted with the fabric as they disintegrated. For now, the surface has resisted the colours in parts, leaving white areas.

Exploring how media other than paints intervenes with the surface of a canvas led to questioning the life of an artwork and the durability of pigment. The design was then transferred on Perspex – so a light could shine on how M&Ms travel through our bodies!

See all the vernissage photos on the Uxbridge Center FaceBook page
Noting here the Make / Believe exhibition curated by Stuart Shepherd at Bowen House (July - Aug 2011) and organised by Arts Access Aotearoa.

Right Bright White Light Night

2011-07-10T21:04:00.000-07:00

Finalist in the 2011 National Youth Art Award - opening on Sunday 14 August, 2pm at the Lido Cinema, Centre Place, Hamilton.

Acrylic on canvas, 100 X 80 cm. To remember the title Write Right Bright White Light Night!
Right is about the opposite of left - not about the opposite of wrong... it is about noticing that the right side of the landscape is slightly brighter than the left side. This is about paying attention to very small changes in our environment.

Two new showrooms opening in the USA

2011-07-07T13:01:00.000-07:00

Following the Canada tour, two new showrooms open in the USA:

1. Downtown Boston: Perkins Eastman, 50 Franklin St. Suite 402, Boston MA 02110
Contact John Pears, Principal (857 334 1403): "Yaniv's works on sustainability and environmental protection fit well with our firm's goals"

One of the works on show is Water That Was Once Clean And Is Now An Algae Pond (below).

2. West Los Angeles: Mobshop Corporation, 10326 Ashton Ave., Los Angeles CA 9024
Contact Romy Itzigsohn, Principal (415 713 3877): "The Mobshop Corporation is pleased to introduce Yaniv's works to the West Coast. Yaniv's work will be traveling with our shows and be available for sale by appointments."

A selection of the works available is show below:

Stanstead Canada exhibition opening - and invitation to exhibit in Montreal !!

2011-06-28T04:57:00.000-07:00

Janson Exhibition Opens Stanstead Gallery; Excerpts of Review by Madeline Mulholland for the Stanstead Journal (June 2011)

The collection featured the bold canvasses of an award winning teen artist visiting from New Zealand. On display were 30 paintings and 15 monoprints focusing on the theme of climate change.

The opening was well attended and most guests remained for the duration of the show, wandering through the gallery for second and third looks at the colourful exhibition....

The works were emotionally stirring, there was no doubt. There was a raw spirit in the paintings that was reminiscent of the Naïve movement... unhindered self-expression, but ordered and detailed in the delivery, Janson’s style weaves geometric themes with youthful impulsivity. The result is a unique effect that is neither borrowed nor tired, but appealing for its’ essence of dynamic simplicity...

Artists who make their own rules because they have something to express, not something to prove... can make us appreciate the uncomplicated and simply enjoy it. I really enjoyed this exhibition, as it was very colourful, fun and didn’t try too hard. Janson talked about the paintings and it was clear he didn’t take himself too seriously, which is likely what lends the joyful quality to his work. And because it is joyful, it will earn its’ title as art, for is pleasure not art’s purpose?

See the full article here.

Movie trailer from Damon Cox, Instead.

For more photos of the opening, click below:

Stanstead exhibition opening 23 June Canada

For Nancy Nourse's article click here.

Oakland exhibition invitation for October 2011 !!

2011-06-12T21:08:00.000-07:00

Center for Creative Growth Tom di Maria invited me to exhibit in their next show!!! They have an amazing space in Oakland (http://creativegrowth.org) - hopefully I can come back for a longer stay and work with them soon.

Update - paintings for sale

2011-06-08T17:46:00.000-07:00

Canvas prices start at NZ$750. Contact yaniv.janson AT egl.ac.nz or via the contact form on the left banner of this website for any other details about paintings or sales. Prices on request.

In the post below is another slideshow with the 30 paintings on their way to Stanstead, Canada for the Exhibition opening 23 June 2011 which are also for sale.

Stanstead, Canada show preview - - - 30 paintings

2011-06-03T03:10:00.001-07:00

Use player buttons at the bottom of the screen to see the images. The exhibition opens 23 June in Stanstead, South of Quebec.

The greatest Auckland Art Fair - 13-15 May 2011

2011-05-15T11:00:00.000-07:00

The Original Art Sale TelstraClear Pacific Events Center, Manukau

New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts - Fall Show Opening

2011-05-01T18:14:00.000-07:00

It was an awesome series of events: Friday 29th lunchtime Friends of the Academy event, Friday evening opening and Saturday morning Guest Artist Talk. I found out I am the youngest invited guest artist at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. Thank you to all who came!

New Zealand Clean Energy Centre - Project update

2011-04-24T16:40:00.000-07:00

CAD rendition (Photo from Antanas Procuta Architects) of what the artwork would look like onsite.

Invited as guest artist for the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts April Members Exhibition!

2011-01-28T19:56:00.000-08:00

... stoked to be asked! I will be the guest artist at the 29 April New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, 1 Queens Wharf, Wellington (http://www.nzafa.com) exhibition (opening at 5:30pm)! On Saturday 30 April at 10:30am the guest artists will talk about their works - so come and join us.

They have already hosted discussions and shows about artists as activists, so this will be my chance to bring the climate change topic to the fore again.

Finishing the documentary "Yaniv saves the world"

2011-01-10T23:30:00.000-08:00

Preview below some of the pictures from the last shooting at my ArtsPost gallery exhibition. Ending the movie here is a symbolic act - closing a full circle from where we began at the Trust Waikato Contemporary Art Award 2008 selection as a finalist. Two 2 years later, almost to the day, I came back as a principal exhibitor in the ArtsPost gallery across the same esplanade...

URL sections for New Zealand - In the Mind's Eye project [Creative New Zealand Application]

2010-12-10T08:02:00.000-08:00

PART A. URLs in the application body

Section 1. The idea

Massey University Albany Sustainability 2010 Program and Abstracts http://sustainabilityworkshop.massey.ac.nz/documents/Conference_Program_and_Abstracts.pdf

The Conference Programme includes on p. 8 my Artist Statement and Bio as adjunct to the narrative accompanying the paintings exhibited throughout the conference.

The Variety Gold Scholarship ($5000) awarded towards the costs of the commission for artwork for the New Zealand Clean Energy Centre (http://www.variety.org.nz/2010-scholarship-recipients-xidc72784.html)

Section 2. The Process

Please note that the paintings mentioned in this section are included in the Artistic Support Materials.

Exhibiting to French audiences: http://www.egart.fr/yaniv-janson: Yaniv is the first New Zealand artist to be represented by the European Association Eg-Art (Equal Access to Art) based near Paris. Yaniv's last exhibition organised by this association (http://www.galeriecelal.com/janson_oeu_00.html) took place in the Paris Galerie Celal near the Centre Pompidou. To see articles published in the French media in reaction to the exhibition, click on "Dossier de Presse" for the French Press Kit with 11 articles on http://www.egart.fr/objet

Evaluating the work via community arts participation

Evidence of public interest on the topic addressed by John Hudson's TVONE SUNDAY programme aired July 17: http://tvnz.co.nz/sunday-news/july-17-autism-spectrum-4304715/video (timecode: 11.55)

Social Media reactions to the programme: http://www.facebook.com/SundayTVNZ (mid July)

Professional commentary: New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts Director

"The gallery’s longstanding Autumn Show will again bring together a wide range of pieces from a variety of artists. The exhibition will feature a number of Academy artists, as well as two guests: Anneke Borren and Yaniv Janson. Borren who was made a life member of the NZ Society of Potters last week is an experienced, self-taught sculptor who strives for simplicity; conversely, Janson is a young, up-and-coming painter who focuses much of his work on social and environmental issues. Both have had their works broadly shown at national and international levels. "It is a real privilege to be presenting works from these two truly talented artists who both share their thoughts on the world, its landscape, cultural being and current state of flux with a stunning combination of 2D and 3D works,” said Justin Morgan, Academy Director." (http://events.nzherald.co.nz/2011/apr/wellington/autumn-show and http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/connect/events/2011/apr/84933-autumn-show)

Please note that additional professional reviews, invitations and 3 letters of support are provided in hard copy with the application pack.

Documentary "Yaniv Saves the World", WINTEC Moving Image, John Mandelberg

Introduction of the movie (background and family): http://www.vimeo.com/14379503

Art and Sustainability: http://vimeo.com/channels/docopreview#16738121

PART B. URLs for Artistic Support Materials

Photos of paintings mentioned in Section 2 (these photos have been also supplied in A4 hard copies with the application pack)

1. "Two out of two" - if the sea level rises, how will this affect the Auckland skyline? This work is on loose canvas hanging in a stand alone frame, Acrylic on Canvas, 1150 X 600 cm.

2. "Hurricane", Acrylic on Canvas, 150 X 120 cm; Highly Commended at The Great Waikato Art Show; weather extremes urban landscape (sold for $700).

3. "Houses of Rich and Poor People", Acrylic on Canvas, 122 X 91 cm; represents the social trends and lifestyles ... (exhibited in Galerie Celal, Paris and sold for $2500 by Eg-Art Association).

4. "Yelling for Help", Acrylic on Canvas, the unheard voices of those who are already loosing their houses as the sea levels rising - for them this is not a distant threat yet no one is listening...

5. "Yellow Autumn Reflection", Exhibited finalist Trust Waikato National Art Award (2008) sold to Janet Knighton on the opening night.

6. "RE:flections", Acrylic on Canvas on Corrugated Iron, 150 X 70 cm, Exhibited Finalist, 2009 National Youth Art Award; blurring the border between reality and reflection of reality and the denial we can be in when it comes to environmental concerns.

7. "Sea Fish Triptych", Acrylic on Canvas, 267 X 92 cm, Exhibited in the Wallace Morrinsville Gallery.

8. "Yellow (Where did the river go?)", Acrylic on Canvas, 85 X 60 cm, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts Permanent Collection.

9. "Pristine... when again?", Acrylic on Canvas, 59 X 50 cm.

10. "Turbulence", Acrylic on Canvas, 120 X 70 cm, Exhibited in the Wallace Morrinsville Gallery

Reviews and Media clippings

Reviews of works by Yaniv Janson

ForeWord review http://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/changing-the-world/

RSNZ websites...

Newspaper articles

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer

Opening of December Paris exhibition

2010-12-09T19:14:00.000-08:00

The CHEMINS CROISES (Crossroads) exhibition opened in the Celal gallery in the heart of Paris - between the Louvre and Centre Pompidou. See the artist link for the exhibition on the gallery's website.

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer

Greenpeace auction in Auckland

2010-11-22T19:44:00.000-08:00

I have donated a painting for the Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior 3 construction (see http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/auction). Contact me for more information on how to purchase the painting!

"The world according to me" Wallace Gallery Morrinsville exhibition opening Friday 12 November

2010-11-06T17:52:00.000-07:00

"Climate Chains" is about the fact that our survival as human beings is dependent on everyone making serious efforts to change to more sustainable ways. The "Climate Chains" exhibition is about the feelings of frustration that people who care about the environment have about not being able to help others change their behaviour.

See more details on the Wallace Gallery Morrinsville Website including more photos of the paintings and the curator write up.

ArtsPost "Visualising Climate Change" Exhibition in the Media

2010-09-07T12:16:00.000-07:00

The ArtsPost exhibition "Visualising Climate Change" was noted by Radio New Zealand "Our Changing World" programme, the Hamilton Press, Hot-Topic - Global Warming and the Future of New Zealand website, the Hamilton News, MSN New Zealand, ArtSpace Hamilton Community Radio programme and will be on TV7 News mid Sept. For more details, see the Media Page on this blog.

More pictures of the exhibition opening on FaceBook for those who have a FaceBook account.

Planning the 2 September ArtsPost exhibition...with Sketchup

2010-08-18T17:22:00.000-07:00

Finalising the writing on the wall...

Thank you Google for this amazing CAD program!!!

Take out your diaries and mark Thursday 2 Sept 5:30pm ArtsPost, 120 Victoria St. Hamilton - if you have not already done so.

Massey University College of Business Sustainability Conference November 2010 Exhibition!

2010-07-15T23:43:00.000-07:00

I have been invited by the organisers of this year's Sustainability Workshop to participate by exhibiting my work during the conference. This is a great opportunity as an artist in residence to add a visual and aesthetic dimension to a recognised academic event. I plan to send work to spur discussions and make a contribution to the talks that will be in the areas of: Business cases and responsibility claims, Business experiences, Measuring and reporting responsibility performance and Expanding business case boundaries.
More info at: http://sustainabilityworkshop.massey.ac.nz

Thursday 2 September, 5:30pm ArtsPost Exhibition opening

2010-07-11T16:47:00.000-07:00

Please join us at my upcoming exhibition opening - there will be some surprises! The left screenshot is from the NewZealand.com website where my event is listed (click on screenshots to enlarge).

URLs for CNZ Application

2010-07-04T00:14:00.000-07:00