Nearly everyone is known to Nic except a few strangers.
Nic says "The strangers are real people I have come across in New Zealand, whether it be in the bank, in a pub or just walking down the street. I don't know them yet, perhaps I never will but they all have a quirk, something that has generated an interest and a second look".
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The pieces make up a crowd scene who are listening to (or not) an orator - it may be a political husting, a religious meeting or just some person ranting inanely! As a child with politically active parents he was often taken on protest marches - the collection of figures is reminiscent of the meetings that followed.
Nic says "The image is taken from a painting by LS Lowry that we had on our living room wall whilst I was growing up in the north of England. The stick like figurines pay homage to Lowry's figures in his paintings of Northern English industrial landscapes."
Strangers in a Crowd will be at Red Spot Gallery, 1239 Haupapa St, Rotorua, March 30-May 10, 2012.
Nic works from Arthub Studio3, 92nd Avenue, Tauranga. His works can be viewed online at www.niccleggsculpture.co.nz.
