The Artist in Society Jun 9, 2008
Eighteenth-century English artist and poet William Blake, and contemporary artists American poet Allen Ginsberg and New Zealand painter Colin McCahon, were all critics of their times ... Quoted in Peter Simpson s book Colin McCahon: The Titirangi Years (Auckland: Auckland University Press 2007), McCahon writes of Landscape theme and variations (Series A&B), that he hoped to throw people into an involvement with the raw land ... Colin McCahon, with his lifelong friend John Caselberg (a poet in... (Suite101.com)
Secrets of the self unearthed Jun 7, 2008
The reference is to two paintings by the New Zealand artist Colin McCahon, who spent six days in Canterbury and gave thanks to Mondrian. It is impossible to undertake a residency at Bundanon and not think of Arthur Boyd who produced so many views of the Shoalhaven and surrounds. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
A Writer's People Nov 3, 2007
In 1970, the New Zealand artist Colin McCahon wrote to a friend: "I have the awful problem now of being a better person before I can paint better.". When one wonders at his achievement (to borrow his phrase), it is tempting to ask this question of V. S. Naipaul: would he be a better writer if he were, so to speak, an even better person. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Kiwi chic: Auckland's thriving boutique culture Jan 23, 2007
Gow Langsford Gallery in Auckland's arts district showcases emerging and established contemporary artists -- New Zealanders Colin McCahon, Karl Maughan and Shane Cotton, as well as Andy Warhol and Cy Twombly. St. James Bldg. (CNN -- Travel)
