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Tuesday, 13 December 2011

IWI CENSORING THE ARTS AT NELSON CITY COUNCIL

The rumour going around art circles has been confirmed (substantiated with proof), The Nelson City Council are in the process of allowing the newly formed Iwi Arts Advisory Panel to place cultural/spiritual restrictions on all future submissions of commissioned art work, whether it's done by maori or not, relative to maori or not. Council have asked for a list from Iwi, to be presented at Council early 2012. This came as a result of Nelson Artist Fiona Sutherland - having her submitted work rejected by Iwi because it was offensive (tapu). The funky artwork was a girl with a duck on her head. Apparently food on head is tapu. Fiona is changing her work, and putting the duck in a bath.

At this moment Iwi are compiling a list of 'NO's' to present to Nelson City Council.

Amanda, a Creative NZ spokesperson said Iwi should not impose cultural restrictions on 'general art'. When enquiries were also made by those 'concerned' in Council, on the legalities of this, they were told that Iwi can't impose restrictions on general art, it is censorship. Apparently, when these findings were taken to a senior council staff member, that person said "just do it, we can't offend Iwi, it's not worth the headache". Reportedly this has caused division.

In protest, artists have pasted the artworks below onto the front of the Nelson City Council Building.

Taniwha represent a warning, in part on social issues......

Nelson City Council supporting one group in imposing their spiritual beliefs on 'all' is definately not on. It's discrimination, and breaches censorship guidelines.

Let's hope that making this public..... will result in the Nelson City Council taking a fast backwards step.

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Ahoy mates!

I've hoisted th' sailes an taken off for a bit o' freedom, plunderin', girlie pleasures an' drinkin'!

Cheers t' ya all!...

I'll be back when th' coffers are full o' treasures........

Friday, 23 September 2011

THE NELSON MAIL'S - SHOW OF DOUBLE STANDARDS. Promote/sponsor their own urban art, but not of local artists....

What's very interesting in all this, is the fact that The Nelson Mail supports financially and through positive write ups in their paper, the Oi You' Urban Art promotion, George Shaw's faces on buildings and the graffiti knitting. But when a 'genuine, but positive' urban art attempt is made by Nelson's very own artists, they rubbish it. Call it tagging and Graffiti and only publicize negative comments. When they are asked in writing, by a couple of these artists, to give their own positive sway to what they were doing, the Mail don't even bother replying. Not interested.

The Nelson Mail have two large faces on their own building 'Faces on buildings project' - paper & paste - supporting 'urban' art and their promotion of it. However, when a small piece of skilled & cheeky 'genuine urban art' appears on their building, it's down in a flash. Remember another thing. It's paper and wheatpaste, similar to their own faces on buildings. Easy to remove, no damage.

What is this saying about our local paper? Is it showing them to be ethical in their code of conduct? Does it show them to have integrity or 'impartiality'?
Yep, there's a big whiff of double standards on show with our local paper.

scroll down to read more........

Monday, 19 September 2011

Urban Art - not Graffiti! - ask th' Council...

This fun buccaneering Urban Art event was instigated after reading statements by Council in the local paper about their having an Urban Arts Policy. We phoned to ask about the policy, not wanting to break any rules... and were told that they didn't actually have one! (???) Great! a loop hole, they have one, but they haven't really! Covert urban art. Nelson artists wanting to do our bit to join in the other urban art festivities in Nelson....!

Sunday, 18 September 2011

urban art t' do Nelson proud!

warning all ye lot! the authorities are onto us!

'scarper' say nothing, just say Roguish did it all.

I'll take th' rap for th' lot o' yer...!

It's all about ART and makin' Nelson th' best.

You lot remember that!

Sometimes we need a bit o' controversy to get our

name out there!

an' there's sure to be a few that don't appreciate genuine art

on their buildin's, so if those 'lily-livers' start frothing at th' mouth,

then we may have to do a wee clean-up......

NEXT - we need visions.... use yer brains,

think big, think outside th' square, an' email ideas!

We need to put Nelson on th' map, an' not in a small way

eitha.... it needs to be a collaborated effort!

REMOVED from Bodywise

Old Briscoes building - down small alley

Rear wall - fashion Island

REMOVED - Starbucks

REMOVED - Movie Theatre

Dumb! A contribution by NZ's famous art forger - C F Goldie

REMOVED - hanging in Editor's office of The Nelson Mail

side wall of Bodywise

REMOVED - Mid City Lodge

Saturday, 10 September 2011

NZ'S FAMOUS ART FORGER!......me mate Goldie is in Nelson - joinin' in our Urban Art endeavour!

We have NZ's very own famous Art forger in Nelson to leave his own bit o' urban art! He's me mate goin way back, he's a right scallywag.... and we've had some swashbucklin fun with the shinannigans we got up to! Oath,!.... if yer wantin a bit o' fun, he's the mate to be havin' it with!

He'll be pickin his own spot on a wall when he's here....

............... Fer those that met up t' have a rum with Goldie last evenin', ye left a right ol' impression of good ol' Nelson, didn't ya, ye scurvy dogs! Now he's gonna think wer' a pack o' drunkin boozers!

Make sure ye get over ye hangovers by this evenin' cos we got business t' do!

Saturday, 30 July 2011

gettin up to mischief! - Roguish & his mates....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/5396762/Send-in-your-alternative-slogans

Try to do a 'good deed' for council!

A phone call to Nelson City Council, an offer to fix up the drab & faded 'Welcome to Nelson' sign, for free. Get everything ship shape before the rugby cup.... do our bit to make Nelson look 'sharp'. The response from Council?..... 'We don't know who owns the sign, there would be a lengthy process in establishing who owns the sign" - also - Once we establish who owns the sign...."the sign 'can't' be tidied up, there's a process to be followed....." The short answer, 'bureaucracy'. Nothing could be done, and 'if' it could be done.... a lengthy, time consuming, & costly exercise. That's council for you. Spend 'rate payer' dollars on a load of bureaucratic twaddle.

So, then we did a bit of thinking. No one owns the sign...... hmmmm..... simple solution - "Let's just do it!" No harm to anyone, a bit of fun, good for Nelson... and didn't cost the ratepayer a cent. Fantastic.! win/win.

First a bit of experimentation with painting/changing the sign a few times..... get the attention of the locals and the paper. Next it became a bit of a community competition, calling for people to send in their slogan ideas, a slogan which best represents the Nelson way of life. There was a small chest of treasure to be won as well! With over 40 slogans submitted by locals, the stand out slogan was simply - 'Nelson, live the day - 'STAY AND PLAY'. Lighthearted and friendly, hopefully giving the morale of the visitor a positive boost. Nelson is a fun place!

The winning slogan was submitted by 'Brett Daniell-Smith'.

And who best to 'represent' Nelson as a fun place?...... The images are of 'Aldo & Ali' - our fun loving Mayor & Deputy Mayor of Nelson!

....and guess what, all you rate payers, it didn't cost you a cent!! we got sponsorship, mostly from 'Speedy Signs' Nelson (fantastic guy that Glen).... and we gave our artistic efforts for free!