6 October - 30 October 2010

An exhibition of new woodcut prints by Sam Broad.

Set in a weird faux Victorian future, filled with the excesses of consumerism, this exhibition of woodcuts by Sam speaks of a society on the brink. This body of new work is infused with Sam’s characteristic humour and irony. Like billboards at a sideshow, the bizarre and the outrageous jostle for our attention in these works. Sam pokes us to consider the cautionary tale of a society falling victim to the consequences of its own excess and begs the question, “Do we want this to be our future?” Framed in ornate circular oak frames with convex bubbled glass, Sam takes us on a crazy ride into the future as we look out from the porthole in our spaceship of humanity. Hang onto your hat!

	Sam Broad, Poi-fu 2 Block Woodcut on 270 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 40, 2010. NZ$120 incl GST.
	Sam Broad, Taiaha Swallowing 2 Block Woodcut on 270 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 40, 2010. NZ$120 incl GST.
	Sam Broad, Venus 2 Block Woodcut on 270 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 40, 2010. NZ$120 incl GST.
	Sam Broad, Death Cage 2 Block Woodcut on 270 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 40, 2010. NZ$120 incl GST.
	Sam Broad, Two Heads 2 Block Woodcut on 270 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 40, 2010. NZ$120 incl GST.
	Sam Broad, Bowie Knife 2 Block Woodcut on 270 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 40, 2010. NZ$120 incl GST.
	Sam Broad, Shrunken Head 2 Block Woodcut on 270 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 40, 2010. NZ$120 incl GST.