; g @ — . 7 Asayo8iu9puoppono'wa Se sec ve RE ome HIV HONT \ soz Ainf 3s} z Aepsony 01 Ainf yag} Aepanaes [e4aquad purpjony ‘peoy adeyesursey 0g] “BuIpying >uequo,| ‘gQ| 21S ‘94819 YO BUC AsaI[eD suvap of Aq payeun> [ewnzzoepunm Zeyge suotzover] mora A few R.A.# words from the Curator: Reading the Wunderrima publication back in 2014 was exciting. | really enjoyed the mix of conversational writing and historical and factual pieces. After reading the catalogue from cover to cover, I could not wait to see the exhibition at The Dowse and once there | wished that | had more time to scan the results of the Curators’ fishing trip. So, 'm happy that Wunderrdma is now in ‘Auckland and that it will be here for a while to give us all the chance to have a really good look. | wanted to curate another Contemporary Jewellery show and had been waiting to come up with a really good idea. One day whilst sampling a few craft beers with Raewyn and Sharon we somehow (after one or two) decided that a show called “Beer Saved the World” could be a good concept... the next day | couldn't quite remember what our rationale was. Later when | heard that Wunderrama was going to be touring to Auckland Art Gallery and that the Jewellers Guild of Greater Sandringham were looking for artists to do pop up shows for \Wunderwiki - I thought that R.A.W. [Reactions after Wunderriima] would be a good starting point for a show and provide a bit of context and perhaps a chance for artists to put forward raw and conceptual works, Thirty-two artists are involved in R.AW., including three from Australia and one from the USA - with strong connections to Aotearoa New Zealand. R.A.W. is the biggest of the ‘pop up’ shows in Wunderwiki. Four months is not a lot of time to bring together such a big exhibition — so maybe it is abit ‘raw’. TWO Buno, epuyaw uoWUeH YIN ysjea udmaey ULYD sul]o4e>, HOH-4ayIeM Yeses oun est] Jay12M estT pooly Apuew eso, esIny ssau}4 UOJRYS SPWOU] aU!]OeD Aajsaeag yye> Byes eIW OUNSOBY,G URS [ypeis saouesy = BMOD YRsogaq Ys auIpeN a!pesuOD 2338zNS 437e[S IN JeuuoD aueig ayy auer dayey uely saay Buds due) auapeN peay yeses puesg 307 UOVON Aayjays ssiig Aypag ROW axeN Jeujag exeWw suIsSIH eSIT Anypy essaue, ISI MY UL ‘The materials that the R.AW. artists have used in their works range from pounamu, silver, gold, rubber, timber, soap, fur, bunny poo, plastic, leather, stone, masking tape, rubbish and found flotsam, | recognise in these materials a certain New Zealand-ness that speaks of the bush, the coast, our rivers and a general rawness and innovation that we all take pride in | think that R.A.W. in a way is a reaction to Wunderrdma; but ‘one of the main themes that permeates through the artists works seems to be more a reaction to Aotearoa New Zealand, to kiwiness, and to our turangawaewae, Jo Mears, Curator ‘THANKS TO: the Jewellers Gud of Greater Sandringham, Kristin, Raewyn & Sharon Sharon for her technical expertise, Cath, Raewyn, Neke & Shelley for assisting with the RAW. setup, Neke forthe Karakia, Cath, Nadene & Shelley for organising Cake, Brothers Brewery for fine craft beer and '2 great venue forthe brewing of ideas Barbara of the K Road Business Assocation, Gil of BiDodo| and the 32 RAW. artists