Julian Ward - artist information
"I have always been fascinated with the geometry and decisive moments in photographs. When all the elements in a picture appear in perfect balance, yet include the quirkiness of life.
"Photography is a unique art form because it begins with the finished image. The power of the eye is to make sense of the mess. "My hunting grounds are city streets in a style I call human landscapes - freezing people in perfectly balanced moments. Or, by contrast, old willow trees in dark brooding river valleys where the ragged shapes pierce the landscape. Everywhere I go I see pictures, and they come to me like little gifts from the gods. " Bio
Julian Ward was born in Manchester, England in 1948. He immigrated to New Zealand as a child. After leaving school he trained as a watercolour draughtsman. For the last 35 years he has worked as a video producer and photographer. Selected Exhibitions
2018 'Human Landscapes' and 'Banks of the Arrow', Photospace Gallery, Wellington 2012 Solo: Wellington Streets, Pingyao Arts Festival, China Solo: Gala Days in NZ, Puke Ariki Museum, New Plymouth Solo: Collection of Work, Photospace, Wellington 2011 Solo: The Sleeping Cow (India), The Photographer’s Gallery Hawkes Bay Group: Renegades, Puke Ariki Museum, New Plymouth 2010 Group: Collection of Work, Fritz Reuter Gallery, Inglewood Solo: The Sleeping Cow (India), Photospace, Wellington 2008 Group: PhotoForum Members, Bath Gallery, Auckland Solo: The 70s Connection, Photospace Gallery, Wellington 2006 Solo: Wellingtonia, Wellington Museum City and Sea Group: ANZ Art Collection, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington 2005 Solo: Living Treasures, Wellington Museum City and Sea 2004 Solo: Early New Plymouth work, Virtual Tart Gallery Group: The Caravan, Pataka Museum, Porirua Group: The Caravan, McNamara Gallery, Wanganui 2002 Solo: Singular Images, Photospace Gallery, Wellington 1999 Group: Trees, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington. Publications
2014 Book: Wellington Streets, Published by Espial 2006 Book: Wellingtonia, published by Espial and PhotoForum 1996 Book: Just A Word, published by Espial 1993 Book: Face Value, Self-published Julian Ward has been exhibiting at Photospace Gallery since 2002. To view more of his work, visit www.julianward.co.nz |