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Dallon August was raised in the Hawkes Bay suburb of Flaxmere, and as a young artist honed his
skills painting murals and tattooing. His formal art education began at the Eastern Institute of
Technology (EIT), where he attended the Visual Art and Design Programme.
Currently, he lives in the Hokianga region of Northland where he is completing a Diploma in Visual Arts at Northland Polytechnic's campus in Rawene.
Dallon reports, "My journey is about reaching out to all of God's people. My paintings are a kind of
language that speaks to people who wouldn't otherwise listen. Indeed, his thickly layered abstract landscapes invite the viewer
to pause and consider the spiritual source of the world we inhabit. Objects such as earth and water, normally the
building blocks of a landscape, are rendered as mere essences. The body of work which Dallon is developing is wide-ranging. These are his first steps on a quest to reach out to each of us and draw us toward a deeper connection with our Creator. We are invited to briefly step out of our busy lives and take a moment to stop and listen. |
| Dallon August photographed in his studio for the April 2008 issue of Marie Claire Maison magazine. |