The Chinese new year is just around the corner and we are looking forward to the Year of the Dragon. Specifically, the Year of the Water Dragon which rules from January 23, 2012 to February 9, 2013.

According to the Chinese Zodiac the year of the dragon only occurs every 12 years and the water dragon only every 60 years! The dragon occupies the fifth position in the Chinese Zodiac and is the mightiest of the signs. The water element calms the dragons fire. A great combination for a great year ahead.

To celebrate 2012 the Year of the Dragon we have put together a great selection of jewellery and artwork.

Iguana Cherries by Rachel Walker, $250

Dragon w Czech Lemon Glass Necklace by Things Unseen, $184

Seadragon Dance Print by Rachel Walker, $75

Shop instore and online.

Misty Lang’s new Summer 2012 Collection – Llama Llama instore now! This collection features playful prints, whimsical styles and attention to detail. We have a great selection of summer dresses, skirts, tops and shorts from the collection. And even a boned bustier (pictured above). Shop online or instore.

We have put together a great selection of xmas gift ideas for the special guys in your life.

Check out our new range of guys stuff instore at the Pixel Ink fashion boutique & art gallery at 219 Cuba Street, Wellington or shop online at the Pixel Ink eStore, click here.

Featured:

Things Unseen, steam punk cuff links $140
Deco, the tourist t-shirt $79
Chalkydigits, sonic wave t-shirt $89
Rachel Walker, get off my lawn print $120
Supervery, laser cut chevron necklaces $35 ea.
Rosalind Clark, kea mechanism print $90

See you this Saturday the 19th of November at the new Boston on Blair bar for the latest fashions from Wellington’s favourite shops. Pixel Ink will be there showcasing our exclusive Nouveau and Deco illustrated fashion labels with styles from the summer/spring 2012 collection – Native Machine.

Details:

A La Mode Fashion Show
Saturday 19 November, 9pm
Boston on Blair – Blair Street, Wellington
Admission $20
Tickets can be purchased from Boston on Blair or Public Bar
Limited Tickets!

Pixel Ink welcomes Chalkdigits to its collaborative of New Zealand made fashion labels. Chalkydigits creations are inspired by their love affair with New Zealand and unique kiwi culture. With environmental values kept close to heart, they remain proudly New Zealand made. Summer 11.12 men’s and women’s ranges insore now! Shop Online.

Pixel Ink Gallery presents the anticipated group show from three of Wellington’s most exciting female illustrative artists opening on Wednesday the 14th of September.

Rosalind Clark, Kelly Spencer and Rachel Walker invite to you to view the artworks which reflect the theme of the exhibition Beasts, Birds & Imaginary Worlds.

The exhibition has a distinctly narrative feel with physical, organic and mechanical worlds colliding in a visual explosion of vibrant watercolour and mixed media paintings.

Each of the featured artists offer something unique to the overall experience.

Exhibition curator, artist and gallery director Rosalind Clark said “Each artist brings their own unique twist to the exhibition with a body of new works.”

“Emphasis is given on each artists strengths and trademark approach,” adds Clark.

Clark was one of 70 artists from around the world featured in this years Curvy 7 – An annual of the most exciting female illustrators and artists.

Walker’s works are becoming increasingly sought after with her illustrative prints in hot demand.

Spencer comes off the back of three recent successful exhibitions in Wellington. And this is her debut exhibition at Pixel Ink Gallery.

This will also be the first time the trio have exhibited together in one place.

Beasts, Birds & Imaginary Worlds runs from 14th September – 31st October at Pixel Ink Gallery, 219 Cuba Street, Wellington.

Exhibition details:

Beast Birds & Imaginary Worlds
Rosalind Clark, Kelly Spencer and Rachel Walker
Pixel Ink Gallery, 219 Cuba Street, Wellington 6011

Exhibition runs from 14 September – 31 October 2011

Opening preview: Wednesday 14 September 5:30 – 7.30pm

Admission FREE

Gallery opening hours:
Mon – Fri: 11.00am – 5.00pm
Sun & Sun: 11am – 4.00pm

Phone: 04 385 9136

For more information visit www.pixelink.co.nz or email gallery@pixelink.co.nz.

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Artist Biography – Rosalind Clark

As an illustrator and artist, Rosalind Clark combines the charm of sketched line with the truth fullness of photo media as the foundation of her contemporary practice. Her work is typically narrative and figurative, communicating deep emotive and metaphorical themes. She experiments with collage to achieve a balance of rough vs. detailed imagery. The result is a unique and engaging style developed through her academic study. She employs traditional, digital and mixed media techniques to capture the audience using visual communication. Rosalind’s work is whimsical, etherial, emotive and raw.

Artist Biography – Kelly Spencer

Kelly Spencer freelances in the fields of illustration and design. Her love of music is expressed through t-shirt and branding design for bands and festivals. Kelly discovered her niche in watercolour which delivers a perfect contrast of concentration and unpredictability. She gets great satisfaction out of laying on the paint thick, wet, and bright.

Artist Biography – Rachel Walker

Rachel Walker is an artist and illustrator born in New Zealand, sometimes living amongst bushes laden with tui’s and magpie’s, and sometimes on clifftops where cats chase seagulls. Since obtaining her Bachelor of Visual Communication Design in Illustration in 2008, Rachel has taken part in various group exhibitions around Wellington, illustrated for various clients, and in 2010 held her first solo show ‘Jellyfish Crossroads’ at Pixel Ink Gallery.

About Pixel Ink Gallery

Pixel Ink Gallery provides a space for emerging and established artists to showcase and sell their works. The gallery specialises in contemporary illustrative art. Our mission is to elevate the status of illustrative art. The Pixel Ink fashion boutique & art gallery is located at 219 Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Elephant by Rachel Walker, Watercolour, pencil and ink on paper, 2011

The Tourist by Rosalind Clark, Watercolour on artisan paper, 2011

Untitled (Tuatara Tank) by Kelly Spencer, Watercolour and pencil on paper, 2011

Wow what a surprise today! Snow in Cuba Street outside the Pixel Ink fashion boutique & art gallery. The first time we have ever seen snow in Wellington city. Love it xxx.

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Pixel Ink Gallery presents SEDUCTIVE MECHANIZM a body of new stencil works by KIRAN-X opening on Wednesday the 1st of June.

“I’m interested in how people are used in the construction of advertising imagery, models are dieted, composed, photo manipulated and hyper sensualised to endorse products of want, from desire,” says KIRAN-X.

“What fascinates me is not the product but the process in which the imagery is engineered and how models are robotically mechanized,” he adds.

The exhibition is themed around a reverse engineered collection of advertising imagery pulled apart and reassembled to illustrate a series of new works that focus on the visual mechanical elements of desire.

“Ironically the ‘Dr Frankenstein’ process of stenciling has graphically transformed the models into androids who are now liberated from a product, or perhaps becoming the product,” says KIRAN-X.

These android characters resonate the artist’s own metaphor of an industrial hazard aesthetic where desire and danger are forged together.

KIRAN-X said that the exhibition is inspired by Bjork music videos and Japanese Anime for their exploration of instinctive human impulses through computerization.

Pixel Ink Gallery director, Rosalind Clark said the aerosol stencil works in this exhibition illustrate an expressive correlation between the way the source material has been broken down and stylized to become part of the aesthetic.

“The works hold their strength in physical form with hints of grit and rawness which adds to the artist’s intention of exposing a manipulated process,” says Clark.

SEDUCTIVE MECHANIZM runs from the 1st of June – 26th June at Pixel Ink Gallery, 219 Cuba Street, Wellington.

Exhibition details:

SEDUCTIVE MECHANIZM
KIRAN-X
Pixel Ink Gallery, 219 Cuba Street, Wellington 6011

Exhibition runs from 1 June – 26 June 2011

Opening preview: Wednesday 1 June 5:30 – 7.30pm

Admission FREE

Gallery opening hours:
Mon – Sat: 11.00am – 5.00pm
Sun: 11am – 4.00pm

Phone: 04-385-9136

For more information visit www.pixelink.co.nz or email gallery@pixelink.co.nz.

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Artist Biography

KIRAN-X is a stencil illustrator, Pablo’s Art Studios Tutor / Mentor and Creative Technologies Lecturer at WelTec. His works have been described as visceral, exploitative, and hyper sensualised. KIRAN-X is inspired by ravaged, neglected billboards where the product is either diminished or obsolete and all that is left is a fallen idol.

About Pixel Ink Gallery

Pixel Ink Gallery provides a space for emerging and established artists to showcase and sell their works. The gallery specialises in contemporary illustrative art. Our mission is to elevate the status of illustrative art. The Pixel Ink fashion boutique & art gallery is located at 219 Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand.