Grant Whibley
Project Title: NOTAN Foundation No. 1 — Symmetry Tile for Public Space
Practice: Painting
The Experience: The art is a one metre square symmetry painting built from a black‑and‑white NOTAN foundation executed with robotic painting precision.
This work promotes the @womaninsymmetry project, which develops symmetry‑based surface designs for public installation, related gallery paintings derived from wearable‑arts figures, and modular tiling applications.
Venue: The Pavilion Bar & Kitchens
Address: Bldg E/19 Grant Road, Frankton, Queenstown 9300
Location of Art: TBC
Accessibility:
Sunday - Thursday: 11:30am – 9:30pm
Friday – Saturday: 11:30am – 10pm
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Restrooms: Yes
Parking: On-Site Parking
Venue Website: https://www.pavilionqueenstown.com
About the Artist:
Grant Whibley works across three territories of painting: oil portraits of birds, symmetry‑based mixed‑media paintings of costumed figures from wearable arts, and symmetry‑based tile design.
These tile designs are now being developed into a painting system that merges mechanical precision with human modulation, presenting publicly as a modular form of artistic practice and social integration.
Grant’s work explores rhythm, balance, and the structural dimensions of the physical and foundational — how symmetry can operate as both a visual and philosophical principle.
Grant runs WomanInSymmetry, their design ecosystem that connects robotic precision with hand‑drawn geometry, bridging art, design, and surface application.
See more of the artist’s work:
• Follow Grant on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womaninsymmetry/
The Creative Spaces Project is running throughout the month of November across the Queenstown Lakes region and can be explored via an interactive online map featuring participating artists, venues and installations.
Find out more and plan your creative trail at www.threelakesculturaltrust.co.nz/creative-spaces-project
The project was created by Three Lakes Cultural Trust in partnership with the Queenstown Lakes District Council with support from Central Lakes Trust.
