Untitled IV

2022
Intaglio woodblock and ink on cotton paper
Weight 10 kg
Dimensions 520mm (H) x 1020mm (W) x 40mm (D)
Framing Black frame on white matt

$4,550


The sun radiates at the centre of a horizon gently divided into bands. A canoe appears twice – near and distant – drawing the eye into a quiet sense of movement and return. The repetition creates a contemplative pull, inviting viewers to pause, breathe, and feel suspended between memory, journey and possibility.

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Simon Kaan
Simon Kaan

There has been much written about Simon Kaan’s beautifully articulated printed and painted scapes. His soft focus, tranquil palette and finely stacked horizons, peppered with highly emotive and delicately rendered symbols and icons, have become a well-known and much-loved addition to the New Zealand art canon. But there is also a sense that there is something undisclosed, the strands of other more heavily loaded ideas lurking just below the surface of his serene visions of land and sea.

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