D-Photo. December Edition. Vicki Jayne.
Review ‘Grahame Sydney’s Central Otago’: More meditation than pictorial essay, Grahame Sydney’s photographs reflect his long love affair with the Central Otago landscapes he has been capturing on canvas for the past three decades. Continue reading
Gisborne Herald. 18 November 2011
There is a misty eyed reverence amongst those whose hearts and souls belong to Central Otago. In his beautifully written introduction, artist-photographer Grahame Sydney describes his book as a ‘hymn’ to the ‘unique beauty, seductive austerity and magnificent seasonal extremes’ of Otago’s heartland, so I instantly recognised him as a kindred spirit. Continue reading
Beatties Book Blog http://beatties.blogspot.com/ 15 November 2011
Review ‘Grahame Sydney’s Central Otago’: From one of New Zealand’s best-loved artists comes this stunning collection of photographs of Central Otago, providing a new perspective on the beautiful and varied landscape of the region. Continue reading
North & South. December 2011 Edition. Mike White.
Review ‘Grahame Sydney’s Central Otago’: This photographic ode to Central Otago from one of New Zealand’s most famous living artists is produced with the unique eye Sydney has for the world around him. Continue reading
D Scene. 02 November 2011. Mike Houlahan.
Best known for photo realistic landscapes, painter Grahame Sydney has taken to the camera for his latest book. Famed artist Grahame Sydney doesn’t have to look far for inspiration: the view from his backyard does the job nicely. Continue reading
The Dominion Post. 03 November 2011.
Art lovers from Porirua and around the Wellington region are being treated with a rare public exhibition of both paintings and photographs by renowned Central Otago landscape artist Grahame Sydney. Continue reading
Read the online article about ‘Grahame Sydney’s Central Otago’ in the November 2011 edition of ‘New Zealand Life and Leisure’.
The Otago Daily Times. 29 October 2011. Shane Gilchrist.
Grahame Sydney has put down his paintbrushes in favour of photography for his latest book, a personal tribute to Central Otago. Shane Gilchrist reports. Grahame Sydney, once again, has been looking for gold in his backyard. Continue reading
The Mountain Scene. 27 October 2011. Frank Marvin.
You can judge a book by its cover – when the author is Grahame Sydney and Queenstown’s threatened Nevis Valley graces the front. New photographic work Grahame Sydney’s Central Otago is simply the man and his camera chronicling an enduring love affair with the Nevis and other Central Otago scenes which Sydney variously labels austere, raw, bleak, remote and harsh. Continue reading
The Dominion Post. 23 September 2011. Bronwyn Torrie.
One of the country’s major artists Grahame Sydney is exhibiting his work for the first time in a decade.
His exhibition Down South – Recent Paintings opened at Porirua’s Pataka Museum last night with 26 paintings borrowed from owners until the show ends in February.