Nic Moon

“I am interested in human ecology . . . how we survive as a species within the ecosystems of our environment. I draw upon historical information (both written documentation and early collections of art and artifacts), contemporary writings and my own observations of a place.” Nic Moon

Nic Moon's work is a response to her environment. She is interested in human ecology, how we interact with the ecosystems we inhabit. After living at the edge of Nelson Lakes National Park for ten years, Nic moved to central Nelson and the change from rural to urban was reflected in her work. Paintings, photographs, sculptures, and installations are all part of Nic's dynamic oeuvre. Nic received a BFA from Ilam School of Fine Arts, Canterbury University and an MFA by RMIT in Melbourne. Nic has established a reputation with the formal and classic beauty of her paintings, sculpture, and photography, which is also evident in the elegant sculptural and installation works where her technical finesse draws the viewer in to a maze of concerns about the environment.

In recent years Nic has taken "tools that have been used for deforestation and the transformation of the natural into the urban environment. Giant saw blades, shovels and circular saws have been attacked with a plasma cutter and incised with leaf patterns and shapes of New Zealand native ferns and foliage. It is as if these weapons of destruction hold the tissue memory of their victims." (Robin Woodward) The delicate incisions of native fauna patterns into steel demonstrate Nic's insight to the world around her and abilities with a wide range of materials and tools. Nic's innovative techniques draw us in to ask important questions about how we can live within the environment rather than forcing the environment to change for us.

Nic has been awarded several prestigious residencies including the William Hodges Fellowship in Southland (2009) and Auckland Regional Council Artist in Residence. She exhibits throughout New Zealand in solo and group shows.

 

 

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