*Bomb Catcher*, *2023*, *Oil & graphite on paper*, *760 x 560 mm*

*Bumps (Net Let)*, *2023*, *Oil and graphite on canvas*, *750 x 750 mm*

*Catcher Net*, *2023*, *Oil & graphite on paper*, *760 x 560 mm*

*Coke Catcher*, *2023*, *Oil & graphite on paper*, *760 x 560 mm*

*Cookie Monster's (Tray)*, *2023*, *Oil and graphite on canvas*, *1800 x 1650 mm*

*Cradle Catcher*, *2023*, *Oil & graphite on paper*, *760 x 560 mm*

*Fix Catch (Net Let)*, *2023*, *Oil and graphite on canvas*, *1400 x 1400 mm*

*Flag Ships (Net let)*, *2023*, *Oil and graphite on canvas*, *1400 x 1400 mm*

*Map (Net Let) in Collaboration with Emma Wallbanks*, *2023*, *Photo and graphite on board, framed*, *750 x 750 mm*

*Party (Notes)*, *2023*, *Oil and graphite on canvas*, *750 x 750 mm*

*Snake Notes (Net Let)*, *2023*, *Oil and graphite on canvas*, *1400 x 1400 mm*

*Telling (Tomes)*, *2023*, *Oil and graphite on canvas*, *1200 x 1200 mm*

*Violet Cradle (Net Let)*, *2023*, *Oil and graphite on canvas*, *1000 x 1000 mm*

*Wolf Catcher*, *2023*, *Oil & graphite on paper*, *760 x 560 mm*

Review ARTNOW.NZ

https://artnow.nz/exhibitions/net-let

2023

It has been more than two years since Marie Le Lievre presented a solo project at Jonathan Smart Gallery, so we are delighted to have her show Net Let occupying both gallery spaces from 3 March – 1 April, 2023.

A suite of new works, for the first time organized around a loose grid scratched into oil paint, form the basis of this exhibition. The mark-making, indeed the incisions, still feel intuitive, as does Le Lievre’s consistent and almost forensic pouring of oil paint.

A marvellous group of paintings on paper complement the bigger canvases. In these, Le Lievre’s touch with graphite drawn over duck-egg blue acrylic, suggests items of mystery assembled with both gay abandon and a slightly darker intent.

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2023 Net Let