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The exact representation of recognisable objects remains a popular mode of painting and sculpture.

Surface, colour and form are inextricably linked in painting. Three shows this week mix them in different ways.

Creativity comes in many forms, from exceptional draughtsmanship to high-tech experimentation.

The Chartwell Collection is a large collection of radical art assembled over many years by Rob Gardiner, gifted in a trust to the Auckland Art Gallery

Lady Pippa Blake, wife of the legendary adventurer Sir Peter Blake, yesterday launched an exhibition of her artwork.

When discussing painting technique, brushwork gets mentioned frequently but broomwork is something new.

A number of galleries this week have two simultaneous shows. In the case of the Michael Lett Gallery, the shows are complementary; Eve Armstrong

Artist Carin Wilson draws on ancient Maori wisdom to take stock of the state of our world. Some of Carin Wilson's fondest memories are of family trip

There is an old saying that the fox knows many tricks and the hedgehog just one. This week there are two shows that are exactly like this comparison.

This week we have a rich take of mature artists working at the top of their game, with interesting contrasts between those who cultivate stillness

Damien Hirst is a world-famous brand with a great range of expensive products. He is a company with an entourage of associates and assistants

Since landscape became an independent subject, artists have always been fascinated by the tangles of vegetation and the unexpected variations

Purple is a remarkable colour. It's the colour of nobility; it's the colour of decadence. Above all, it's the colour of dreams and illusions.

Someone really adept at making intellectual connections might be able to make links between the work of Kim Beom at Artspace and Raymond Ching