Artist Dick Frizzell (left) and Milford Galleries director Stephen Higginson with Frizzell’s Mickey to Tiki Tu Meke in Queenstown on Saturday. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMSArtist Dick Frizzell says it has taken ‘‘steely resolve’’ to continue producing work that challenges cultural boundaries. Frizzell was speaking at the opening on Saturday of ‘‘Tiki to Tiki’’, an exhibition of 30 of his paintings at Queenstown’s Milford Galleries. Frizzell told the 70-strong audience how his playing around with abstract tiki forms came up against ‘‘heavy vibes’’ during the Maori art renaissance of the time. Entitled ‘‘Whakatipu and The Remarkables’’, it has 17 paintings, most of which were painted during visits Sir Toss made from Nelson to Queenstown in 1973-74.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 05, 2026 17:36 UTC