Artist Karl Maughan, a connoisseur of bounteous cultivated gardens, paints a botanical world that we, the viewer, simply lose ourselves in. With rounded bushes, winding paths and vivid iridescent colour, these spaces are gleaming and luscious. They evoke a garden that we imagine we could cultivate, tame or simply be inspired by. The viewer is reminded of our longing for such a place, an almost mystical, wondrous and resplendent arena, where, (as Maughan himself says), humans undergo “a conquest over nature and protection from the forest and the wild.”

In his work, one can see influences of Post Impressionism, think Monet’s Waterlilies series, and possibly Photo Realism, although Maughan’s style is painterly and loose. The shapes of the multifarious flowers and plants within his paintings shine with brilliant hue and luminescence. Maughan paints with oil paint using a technique called “alla prima” or “wet on wet”. Colour mixing takes place on the canvas rather than the palette. One colour cuts into rather than blends into another, creating a wonderful sense of sparkle and depth. He also paints from photographs rather than ‘en plein air’. While there is some aspect of realism in the scenes he portrays, Maughan can add or subtract to these landscapes, adding texture and intensifying colour.

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Born in 1964, Maughan graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from Elam Art School, University of Auckland in 1987. Both Maughan’s parents were keen gardeners. At times, his father designed gardens for a living and Maughan found he was often sharing his parents love of all things botanical. His passion for the garden motif within his artwork began in art school, where he painted his mother’s garden. Maughan says; “What I found with flowers and gardens generally is that you get a tableau of things you can play around with and ideas that you can move around. It's kind of gardening but without all the effort.”In 1994, Maughan moved to London, where he married novelist Emily Perkins and raised their family of three children until 1997 when they came back to New Zealand. He currently lives in Wellington. Maughan has work in international and national collections including, Te Papa Tongarewa NZ, and The Charles Saatchi collection, London, United Kingdom.

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