Activity:

Experience :

I paint in acrylic on canvas using rich, intense colours and strong light/dark contrast and have 2 styles:

Firstly, I paint unusual, innovative predicaments and situations in a bold humourous cartoon style. The subject matter in these consists of people and/or imaginary creatures in unprescribed, funny situations. My aim in painting these is primarily to surprise and amuse myself, but also to present an audience with an attractive work with a humourous bite. Hopefully, if the joke wears off, the aesthetic qualities will not.

Secondly, I paint well known scenes of New Zealand in a cubist style. I paint these scenes in as few blocks as possible but while still clearly representing the subject scene. These works sometimes give the surprising illusion of three-dimensionality. I like to produce and exhibit these 2 styles concurrently as they have both proven successful at previous exhibitions, and I find painting both at once more interesting and inspiring - each style is a creative 'springboard' for the other. I also think that the audience is interested to observe this creative 'duet'.

Exhibition :

July 2002 at Brava,Wgtn: Timon Maxey Paintings - a mixture of Wellington/NZ cubist scenes and humourous predicaments February 2002 at BAM, Wgtn: Furthermore - humourous predicaments February 2001 at Brava: Pum - humourous predicaments April 2001 at Artrageous, Martinborough March 2001 at Tamarillo, Wgtn February 2001 at Brava: Pum - humourous predicaments September 2000 at Brava: Veek - humourous predicaments 1994 at The Globe, Wgtn: Screen printed banners Live Musical performance