Simon Morris, David Thomas
We move through life… perceiving
23 August - 28 September 2024
We move through life…perceiving is a composite exhibition featuring abstract paintings, photopaintings, drawings, titles, photography, ceramics, and structures. Simon Morris and David Thomas, who first met in the mid-1990s, have exhibited together across New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Germany, and Asia, showcasing their work in museums, galleries, and alternative spaces. Their art explores painting as a meditation on time, materiality, process, and poetics, celebrating both simplicity and complexity. Their work is deeply informed by Western, Eastern, and local art practices, with a particular focus on abstraction as a contemplative means of reflecting on reality and perception. This exhibition is diverse yet unified, inviting slow, thoughtful viewing—much like a journey through various aspects of life, celebrating both the intimate and the grand. We move through life…perceiving serves a contemplative purpose.
Inkjet print, edition 2 of 10
150 x 100 mm
Inkjet print, edition 2 of 10
150 x 100 mm
Wire
Variable
Clay
Variable
Acrylic on canvas
400 x 400 mm
Acrylic on canvas
500 x 500 mm
Acrylic on canvas
300 x 400 mm
Clay
Variable
Inkjet print, edition 2 of 10
150 x 100 mm
Acrylic on panel
300 x 210 mm
Acrylic on canvas
450 x 500 mm
Acrylic on canvas
750 x 750 mm
Acrylic on canvas
300 x 230 mm
Acrylic on panel
300 x 400 mm
Inkjet print, edition 2 of 10
100 x 150 mm
Inkjet print, edition 2 of 10
150 x 100 mm
Inkjet print, edition 2 of 10
100 x 150 mm
Inkjet photograph
250 x 300 mm
Ink on paper and wood
500 x 500 mm
Acrylic on canvas
500 x 500 mm
Various materials
450 x 290 x 220 mm
Acrylic on board
250 x 200 mm
Acrylic on canvas
500 x 500 mm
Acrylic on panel on dolly
160 x 600 x 400 mm
Acrylic on canvas
750 x 750 mm
Acrylic on canvas
500 x 500 mm
Inkjet print, edition 2 of 10
150 x 100 mm
Acrylic on canvas
300 x 400 mm
Ink on paper and wood
300 x 300 mm
Acrylic on panel on dolly
600 x 400 x 150 mm
Acrylic on canvas
500 x 500 mm
Acrylic on panel
130 x 180 mm
Acrylic on panel
400 x 300 mm
Acrylic on canvas
750 x 750 mm
Inkjet print, edition 2 of 10
150 x 100 mm
Clay
Variable dimensions
