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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Vision Series
• Sale Date:
  24 Nov 2015 ~ 6.30pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  6
• Lot Description:
  Don Driver
  Duraband 5
  nylon webbing tape, cotton thread on PVC vinyl sheet
  1402mm x 2260mm
  title inscribed, signed and dated 1987 verso
• Provenance:
  Commissioned by the present owner from the artist in 1987.
• Notes:
  Commissioned in 1987, Duraband 5 is a skillfully executed work, highlighting Driver’s strength as a colourist alongside his ability to transform and elevate mundane, humble materials to the higher status of tactile artistic objects. By accumulating and utilising the superfluous materials abundant within rural communities, Driver explores the inherent magic and mystery of these items, leading the viewer into an exploratory critique of New Zealand’s agricultural identity. In Duraband 5, webbing tape, usually the discarded by-product of commercial packaging, especially once torn or ripped in order to revel the contents of the package, is stitched to a large gold vinyl sheet. The tape bounces, flutters and sways, revealing and concealing the lustrous shine of the backing material. The overall effect alludes to the sleight of hand employed by magicians, a hobby that occupied much of Driver’s childhood. The curling, circular forms created by the gravitational pull on the webbing tape of Duraband 5 act as portals of vision for the viewer, further heightening the sense of transformation. The work could be viewed as Driver’s interpretation of a kakahu, or feather cloak, with each strand of webbing tape acting as a feather from the children of Tāne, flittering between the physical world and the spiritual world beyond. ALEKSANDRA PETROVIC
• Estimate:
  NZ$10,000 - 15,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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