tony matthews

Born in 1951 in London, England. Late in 1954 his family journeyed across the ocean and settled in New Zealand in Palmerston North. He began his art career, firstly as a designer for Delta Plastics (Allflex International) and then advertising as an art director for one of NZ’s leading ad agencies. In 1984 Tony started his freelance art and design company “TM Design”. It was during this time that he began painting and exhibiting more regularly and in the early ‘90’s was commissioned to design and paint a series of murals for Plumbing World, with works in all stores in the major cities throughout NZ.

Tony has painted and sold numerous art works and murals. He won the Foxton Festival of Murals and many of Tony’s murals can be seen in the lower North Island. Now residing in Havelock, he became inspired to make works using the local source of mussel shells and recycled copper. He is now predominantly working with copper and hand beating it into amazing forms which can withstand the elements as outdoor sculptures.

TERRIER

Hand-beaten copper (suitable for indoor/outdoor display). Dimensions are 65cm long x 45cm high x 20cm wide

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SCHNAUZER - LARGE

Hand-beaten copper (suitable for indoor/outdoor display). Dimensions are 72cm long x 61cm high x 28cm wide

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SCHNAUZER - SMALL

Hand-beaten copper (suitable for indoor/outdoor display). Dimensions are 50cm long x 44cm high x 21cm wide

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CURIOUS CAT

Hand-beaten Copper & Brass (suitable for indoor/outdoor display). Dimensions are 69cm long x 27cm high x 34cm wide

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DEE (FOR DOG)

Hand-beaten copper (suitable for indoor/outdoor display). Dimensions are 65cm long x 50cm high x 19cm wide

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KOTUKU NGUTUPAPA (ROYAL SPOONBILL)

Hand-beaten copper and stone (suitable for outdoor display). Dimensions are 105cm high x 45cm wide

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PIED STILTS

Hand-beaten copper on a removable perspex & ply base (suitable for outdoor display). Dimensions are 70cm wide x 40cm deep x 72cm high

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Parker Gallery - 90 Achilles Avenue, Nelson, New Zealand - 03 539 4280