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Studio II, Tokyo. Photography - Roland Hagenberg, 2025
Peter Rive, Artist. Born in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1979.
Peter Rive grew up in Oratia in the Waitakere Ranges and graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland with a BFA in 2001. Based between Tamaki Makaurau Auckland and Tokyo for over a decade, he has exhibited artwork in New York, Paris, Tokyo and Auckland and worked on projects and collaborations extending into boutique fashion labels, product design and large stage productions.
Painting in its purest form is an exploration of seeing. Peter Rive approaches making art in a way that challenges the traditional process, scale and viewing of a painting. Drawing on experiences and influences between East and West, his latest work uses a diverse range of materials and techniques; traditional and industrial paints, photography and new technology.
He has been selected as finalist in multiple national art awards, including the Parkin Prize, BMW Emerging Artist Award and the National Painting and Printmaking Award, and has work in private art collections internationally. He currently lives and works from his studio in Western Tokyo with his wife and two sons.
Waitakere Ranges, Aotearoa New Zealand.
“I think growing up in New Zealand and the South Pacific, we are so far removed from other historical hubs - I feel artists from NZ living abroad instantly feel like we sit outside most traditions. ”
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