THE CONCEPT OF STYLE with Tony Preston

‘Style’ can be two things - either the collective characteristics of an artistic expression, or that often elusive, intangible element that elevates an object in such a way that it completely transcends its company: put simply, we intuitively recognise it as palpably superior.

A quixotic selection of man’s creative genius from 1500 BCE to the present will provoke discussion and debate about the concept of ‘style’, and this judge’s decision is not final - correspondence may be entered into on the day!

Tony Preston has extensive experience in the art world, both nationally and internationally, and was Chief Education Officer and Public Programmes Coordinator at the National Gallery of Victoria before establishing the new Christchurch Art Gallery in New Zealand in 2003, as its founding Director.