Rob McLeod - The Banshee and the Lifeboat

Rob McLeod’s site-specific, immersive installation transforms Aratoi’s Wesley Wing into a surreal painted reality, where cartoon- and science fiction-inspired characters compete for the viewers’ attention.

"The Banshee and the Lifeboat" challenges traditional notions of painting; freeing it from its conventions to show lively distortions and limitless ranges of colours; thereby making the viewer an active part of the environment. Born in Scotland in 1948, Rob McLeod studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1965-69 and moved to NZ in 1972. He lives and works in Wellington and his work is represented in most major public collections, including Aratoi.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a small publication with text by Milly Mitchell-Anyon.