Julian Ward - 'Banks of the Arrow'

Julian Ward - 'Human Landscapes'

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

 

(India) Photo by Julian Ward

(Nelson, NZ) Photo by Julian Ward

(Wellington) Photo by Julian Ward

(Makara, Wellington) Photo by Julian Ward