Showcase
Each month we profile a special work from the stockroom. This month’s selection:
Light can be both Wave and Particle
This painting emerged some years after a residency in the Marlborough Sounds, an evocation of the shifting light and curious effect on perception of horizon and light. The painting has been selected as the cover image on a new book by prominent UK poet Maura Dooley, to be released by Bloodaxe Books in May 2027, entitled Light that is both wave and particle. The title of both painting, and book, refer to an ongoing debate about the nature of light.
“I am interested in landforms but not in the traditional sense, it’s more the way that we see landforms and how what we see is affected by weather and light. It is about not being certain what’s going to happen next – the unexpectedness of weather. You can’t go back there and see the exact same effect.” – Gerda Leenards
The Diversion Gallery exhibits fine art by leading New Zealand contemporary artists, in a stylish gallery on the waterfront in Picton/Waitohi, Marlborough.
We offer paintings, drawings, sculpture and limited edition prints by some of New Zealand’s most collectible fine artists. Many are acclaimed senior or mid-career artists of national and international repute, and whose work is held in major public galleries and private collections; from time to time we introduce emerging artists of distinctive talent. We also have a selection of superb pieces by New Zealand fine art jewellers.
We ship nationally and internationally. The gallery is open Wednesday-Saturday 10am-4pm, other times by appointment.