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An Audience with the Queen

Jayne Thomas Exhibition 2009 June 05 - June 21

Opening Saturday June 05 4.30pm
Come and meet Jayne

"Representation of people is central to my work.Their faces, gestures, clothing and possessions all have a story to tell revealing aspects of the person within the shell. To freeze and transfer a moment. To capture a persons life. To give a visual representation is not a summary and definitely not all there is to that person and it is not possible to read an individuals life in one image because we are made up of layers and we are complicated. I'm searching for the blueprint, the mark of the maker, the beginning of what we become."

Jayne Thomas NZ Figurative artist from Kaipara
Born in the UK but immigrated with her parents to New Zealand. Settled in Henderson however Jayne now resides in Helensville. Formal training consists of one year partime painting at Hungry Creek Art and Craft School and then full time at Manukau/Rutherford doing a certificate in "Visual Arts". Jayne works mainly in oils and encaustic and the subject matter is generally about humanity/people looking at anonymity and what creates it. Jayne has since taught art at a Get Creatives Suburban Titirangi program and this year is furthering her practice whilst continuing study.

“Larger than life".
A body of work based on the ‘Whole of the Queen of the Universe’, a very queer beauty pageant full of larger than life characters. Clothes, props and make up allow us to be anything we want to be. A journey to the inner self giving permission to
express oneself to the fullest, to be able to experiment with the endless possibilities, a kaleidoscope of changing identity, to perform as oneself, a living commentary, a metaphor- I am what I am.
In contrast how does Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second fit into this equation of self expression. Dressing to fulfill the requirements of her audience, never being able to express her inner self, quietly contained, quietly controlled.”

Listed below are some of the works from the show. More details and the balance will be uploaded after the opening.


Oh Britannia Oil and Encaustic 102cm x 102cm		Elizabeth Regina 84 Oil and Encaustic 90cm x 90cm

What I am Iam Oil and Encaustic 91cm x 122cm		An Audience with the Queen Oil and Encaustic 40cm x 40cm

Broken Halo Oil and Encaustic 91cm x 152cm		Bad Fairy Oil and Encaustic 91cm x 152cm

Big Bad Bunny Oil and Encaustic 91cm x 152cm		Elizabeth Regina Oil and Encaustic 91cm x 152cm

I am what I am Oil and Encaustic 91cm x 122cm		Runner Up Q.W.U Oil and Encaustic 102cm x 102cm

See Jayne's previous works here