A Walk Around 'Lipstick and other tropes'

Due to New Zealand's Covid-19 response, Janice Giles' exhibition 'Lipstick and other tropes' at Cottleston Gallery, was regretfully closed a week earlier than advertised.
But if you didn't see it, or would like to revisit it, here is a rather wobbly video of my wander around the gallery.

Lipstick (and other tropes)

A great opportunity to meet one of Tauranga's well-known artists and view her newest work!

LIPSTICK
(and other tropes)

Janice Giles has made art in one form or another throughout her life.
In recent years her work has included abstracts in acrylic; linocuts, intaglio, and collograph printing. Janice has been a finalist in exhibitions at the Rotorua Museum; The Miles in Tauranga; and the Molly Morpeth Canady in Whakatane. She has also won, and been runner up in the Tauranga Society of Artists annual Supreme Awards.

For this exhibition she has returned to earlier styles of contemporary figurative and portrait work.

Background and focus of the exhibition:
Janice’s mother, Val, was a maker of textile art in all its forms. Because Val had grown up during the Great Depression of the 1930s’ she had been in the habit of saving and repurposing resources. After Val’s death, Janice found dozens of lipsticks among her effects. In the spirit of Val’s dislike of waste, Janice resolved to find a way to use these in her own work.Janice is delighted to be able to focus on a body of work that allowed her to explore the use of lipstick with Cottleston Gallery - a gallery that would appreciate the themes and style of work.

Technically, finding ways to work with lipstick so that it would be durable was a challenge that required a lot of experimentation. Initially, Janice found some success making small works including lipstick and linocuts into encaustic wax mediums. Some of these works will be available at Cottleston. However, the bulk of the works are on board in mixed media that includes lipstick, even if only as a light glaze. All lipsticks are named and credited where possible.

In keeping with the concept of recycling, Janice has repurposed or embellished all frames used to contain the work. This has added another layer of consideration to her creative decisions.

Where: Cottleston Gallery of course! 128 Oropi Road, Tauranga.
For the opening night parking is limited, so, unless you have a disability card, please park in the Stadium Grounds at Greerton Park. Sorry, there is no wheelchair access to the gallery.When: Opening Night 5.30pm 6 March 2020. All welcome to view. Drinks and nibbles.Otherwise 11am to 4.30pm Tuesday to SundayCloses 6pm 29 March.
Check out the event on Cottleston's Facebook page to keep up to date.
Here are the event details