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Peter Roche 'Agitated 5'
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$5,000 - $8,000
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$6,000
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190 Important Paintings & Contemporary Art
ARTIST
Peter Roche
Description
Peter Roche
Agitated 5
neon, electronics, high gloss mount and steel frame (2012)
1225 x 860 x 200mm
Provenance
Private collection, Auckland.
Artist’s note
Peter Roche was born in 1957 in Auckland. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Elam School of Fine Arts in 1979. Roche began his career as a performance artist whilst still at art school, and this evolved after he met Linda Buis. Together they undertook 25 performances that represent a sustained experiment in collaborative art making. After their relationship ended, Roche continued to make increasingly ambitious kinetic and sculptures and installations, using neon and fl uorescent light as a dynamic component of his practice. Roche’s work was surveyed in exhibitions such as Trophies and Emblems (1990, Artspace, Auckland) and Tribal Fictions (1996, Fisher Gallery, Auckland). He was also included in group shows including the First Asia Pacifi c Triennial (1993, Brisbane) and the inaugural Korean Biennale of Contemporary Art in Cheju in 1995. His works are in public collections including Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, and major commissioned pieces can be seen at The Farm (Alan Gibbs’ sculpture park north of Auckland) and on the exterior of the Vero Building in central Auckland. Roche bought The Ambassador Theatre in Point Chevalier in 1996 as a place to live and as a venue for his work, and for the rest of his life he combined a prolific art practice with running his space as a venue for the local music scene. Peter Roche died in July 2020 at the age of 63. He is survived by his partner Natasha Francois, who is now responsible for his estate. In Relation, a survey of his performance works with Linda Buis curated by Gregory Burke and Christina Barton, was staged at Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery in 2023 and a film about the artist directed by Bridget Sutherland is in production.
Agitated 5
neon, electronics, high gloss mount and steel frame (2012)
1225 x 860 x 200mm
Provenance
Private collection, Auckland.
Artist’s note
Peter Roche was born in 1957 in Auckland. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Elam School of Fine Arts in 1979. Roche began his career as a performance artist whilst still at art school, and this evolved after he met Linda Buis. Together they undertook 25 performances that represent a sustained experiment in collaborative art making. After their relationship ended, Roche continued to make increasingly ambitious kinetic and sculptures and installations, using neon and fl uorescent light as a dynamic component of his practice. Roche’s work was surveyed in exhibitions such as Trophies and Emblems (1990, Artspace, Auckland) and Tribal Fictions (1996, Fisher Gallery, Auckland). He was also included in group shows including the First Asia Pacifi c Triennial (1993, Brisbane) and the inaugural Korean Biennale of Contemporary Art in Cheju in 1995. His works are in public collections including Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, and major commissioned pieces can be seen at The Farm (Alan Gibbs’ sculpture park north of Auckland) and on the exterior of the Vero Building in central Auckland. Roche bought The Ambassador Theatre in Point Chevalier in 1996 as a place to live and as a venue for his work, and for the rest of his life he combined a prolific art practice with running his space as a venue for the local music scene. Peter Roche died in July 2020 at the age of 63. He is survived by his partner Natasha Francois, who is now responsible for his estate. In Relation, a survey of his performance works with Linda Buis curated by Gregory Burke and Christina Barton, was staged at Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery in 2023 and a film about the artist directed by Bridget Sutherland is in production.
