QT Queenstown has unveiled a new exhibition in Gallery 6.
COLOUR & LIGHT showcases and celebrates a stunning collection of works by mixed-media contemporary artist Carrie Broomhall.
Transforming the ‘gallery that never closes’ into a kaleidoscope of colour, COLOUR & LIGHT has invited guests to immerse themselves in the captivating world of art, popping up in the space for a six-month residency.
Gallery 6 is a 12-meter-long gallery on level six of QT Queenstown that highlights local New Zealand artists and their works, nestled amongst QT’s eclectic and designer surroundings.
Renowned for her bright and joyful pieces, Broomhall is releasing COLOUR & LIGHT into the world in her first solo exhibition with a collection of original artworks created especially for the showcase.
COLOUR & LIGHT was inspired by the Central Otago region. The ruggedness and colour of the land are the focal point, with each artwork depicting boundless energy balanced with profound meaning. This is intertwined with a series of vibrant and energetic mini-works that reflect the adventure-seeking undertone of the lakeside town.
Christchurch-based Broomhall studied computer graphics and colour design at Otago University despite receiving scholarship grades and entrance to Canterbury University School of Fine Arts.
She enjoyed a successful retail career, and in her mid-twenties, she spent three inspirational years living in France with her family, where she rediscovered her love of colour and painting.
Soaking up inspiration from fashion, interior design, and nature, coupled with her unlimited imagination, Broomhall’s art embraces a multidisciplinary approach, celebrating her love affair with colour.
Reds Bar has partnered with Hendrick’s for a spring bar takeover that intertwines with Carrie Broomhall’s works. QT Queenstown Venues Manager Marine Blanchard has crafted four cocktails, each a sip-able art piece.
The selection includes Secret Garden, which features a blend of rockmelon and raspberry, garnished with a raspberry rim and topped with edible flowers; Dreamscape III dazzles with hues of blue, yellow, and green, combining blue curaçao and lychee liqueur and is topped with dehydrated lemon and kiwi; The Kaikoura dominantly green, offers a refreshing mix of cucumber and lime, served on the rocks; Mauve Study is reimagined using butterfly pea-infused gin, Violette liqueur topped with lily path, banana leaves and flowers.
Reds Bar will also offer $2 oysters on Fridays and Saturdays when purchasing a cocktail inspired by Broomhall’s work.
The Spirit of Art will be popping up in Reds from 7 November 2024 until 12 January 2025.
COLOUR & LIGHT will be exhibited in Gallery 6 until April 2025.
