{"product_id":"mountain-interval-kelly-rowe","title":"Mountain Interval","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDimensions: 320 × 420 mm, Framed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMountain Interval\u003c\/em\u003e draws the eye toward a passage of softened light, where cloud, mountain and distance apparent to merge. Layers of blue-grey and muted rose create a landscape that feels familiar without belonging to one particular place.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title refers to a pause or opening: a moment between weather systems, and between seeing a form and being able to name it. Through subtle shifts in light and atmosphere, it explores how landscape can be sensed before it is fully understood. Quiet yet luminous, the painting holds the feeling of looking towards something distant as it gradually comes into view.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Kelly:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKelly Rowe is an artist and designer based on Auckland’s North Shore, where the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003echanging light and weather of the coast are a constant presence in her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrained as an architect, Kelly continues to work in commercial interior design as\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epart of Maken, an Auckland design studio. This background naturally finds its way\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003einto her paintings through an interest in space, proportion, light and the idea of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eshelter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer imagined oil landscapes range from purely atmospheric works to paintings in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewhich a small architectural form appears within the landscape. She is drawn to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe way a passing cloud, a distant horizon or a subtle shift in light can completely\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003echange how a place is seen and felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen architecture does appear, it is often only the smallest gesture, perhaps a\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eroofline or an illuminated plane. It is less about depicting a particular building and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emore about introducing a sense of human presence, refuge or somewhere we\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emight recognise before we are able to name it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKelly’s paintings develop slowly through layers of translucent colour. Forms are\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esoftened, obscured and sometimes painted over, allowing traces of earlier\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edecisions to remain. Her work explores the tension between what is visible and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewhat is withheld, while leaving room for the viewer’s own memories and emotional\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003econnections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough these quiet, imagined landscapes, Kelly hopes to offer a moment of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003estillness and the feeling of looking towards something distant, familiar and quietly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ereassuring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKelly won the Winsor \u0026amp; Newton Auckland Art Award in 2024 and received a Merit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward at the National Contemporary Art Award in 2025. Her work has also been\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003erecognised as a finalist in the Estuary Art and Ecology Award, the Craigs Aspiring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt Prize and the Soho Art Prize, Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelly Rowe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59979371643166,"sku":"11838","price":950.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/6674\/0254\/files\/IMG_7026.png?v=1792801132","url":"https:\/\/www.artehaus.co.nz\/products\/mountain-interval-kelly-rowe","provider":"Arte Haus Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}