Review of Daniel Unverricht's exhibition Dominion featured in Art News New Zealand, Summer 2017
Turn a corner in one of Daniel Unverricht’s hardboiled paintings and you might find yourself in a tight spot. In the dark, on your own and down on your luck. His carparks, derelict streets and shops after hours paint a picture of night-time in a small town and night-time as a small town, shutters rolled down on the day, streetlights glaring onto pavement; a cash machine starkly lit, awaiting a withdrawal. Unverricht was born and bred in Hastings and in his art he can’t get out.
“There was always that conflict there. It’s just odd that Hastings has still stuck with me, even though I am removed from the location,” he says.
November 1, 2017
