Acrylic and gold leaf on board

800mm Diameter tondo

This is part of Annie Smits Sandano's series of works that is intended to collectively reflect the feeling of a New Zealand summer. Mt Taranaki is an abstract work aimed at conjuring the sensation its location.

Annie is primarily driven by an interest in investigating the basic interaction between line and colour via materiality and/or process.

‘My visual cues are broad: from painting to ceramics to printmaking, everything interests me. I seek to create images and objects which operate on a visceral level and incite an emotion which transports the viewer. Colour, light, texture & shapes are all key concerns throughout my practice. A lot of the satisfaction in making comes from working with materials & my work is process-driven.’ - Annie Sandano