• Medium

  • Artist

  • Order by

  • Reset

WONG, Brent
Show info Hide info

Born in Ōtaki, Brent Wong moved with his family to Te Whanganui-a-Tara in 1949. For many years, he lived in a flat above his uncle’s shop in Vivian Street, in the heart of the city. From his window, he had a perfect view of the rooftops and architectural ornaments of inner city buildings. Many became recurring motifs in his later paintings. By 1968, the distinctive combination of buildings and landscape for which he is best known was firmly established.

A self-taught painter, Wong rejects any attempt at symbolic interpretations of his work, believing that the reappearing motifs were chosen by him merely as compositional devices. However, the combination of unpeopled, barren landscapes, incongruously placed buildings, and monolithic hovering constructions amid sculptural clouds invite the viewer to try to penetrate the artist’s inner world.

Countries
Aotearoa New Zealand;
Gender
Male,
Date of birth
1945
Place of birth
Ōtaki, Aotearoa,

The Fletcher Trust Collection is one of the largest curated private collections of Aotearoa art. The Trust makes works available online as well as via exhibitions initiated by public art institutions and by the Trust itself.

The Fletcher Trust
Private Bag 92114
Auckland 1142
New Zealand

curator@fletchertrust.co.nz

All Rights Reserved
2000–2020