Karl Maughan, Blackburn, 2022. Oil on canvas, 150 x 200cm. Courtesy: the artist and Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland, NZ.

Gow Langsford Gallery presents a solo exhibition featuring the works of Karl Maughan.

There is a permanence to Maughan’s gardens which is bewitching. His evergreen trees, ever pink flowers, ever blue skies. They are like peering through a window into a paradisiacal world where nothing ever withers or decays. This new series from the Wellington-based artist takes us ever-deeper into his painted illusions. These gardens don’t stop at the swollen bushes and plump florals but descend farther into the forest, where the shadows are more dramatic under the leafy canopies. We are drawn deeper within Maughan’s horticultural landscape, towards the knowing peaks beyond.

Opening Event: Tuesday 6 December, 5-7pm.

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