Here are a couple of shows coming up in the next couple of weeks that are a must see.

Night Breed

Peap and 2Tone collaborate on this show, anyone who saw their work out at Te Tuhi as part of the FunkyRazors exhibition will know this will be good.

Friday, May 30th, 6pm
Qubic - 154 Broardway, Newmarket

RETROBOTS

Friday, 6th June, 6pm
Letham Gallery - 35 Jervoice Rd, Ponsonby

Martin  Horspool’s quirky robots are born out of pre-loved objects from another era, so expect a bit of time travel when The Letham Gallery is taken over by more than 20 metal assemblages between 6th and 18th June

Every robot contains original pieces from the 50’s and 60’s and he finds it important for people to recognise the individual components that make up each one.

His artistic eye sees the potential in everyday objects. A door handle becomes an arm, a kitchen scales becomes a body, a bike lamp becomes a head and the re-cycling process comes full circle to give new life to discarded objects.

Once each character has been created, it gets a funky name, so be prepared to meet up with Kelvin the Terminator, Mrs Cheese, Borg and Latte Lout.

His search for parts has become an obsession for him, and his collection of discarded paraphernalia, becomes the catalyst for the creation process.

Scavenging from numerous sources, he has stockpiled a collection of components to make any magpie jealous.

More can be seen at www.buggyrobot.com