Gretl Barzotto was raised in Aotearoa New Zealand and spent many years around mountains and lakes in the North and South Islands. Connection to nature in vast open landscapes is the source of inspiration for her practice and working between two studios – Auckland and Central Otago.

Gretl responds intuitively to her environment with an experimental approach that allows her to express personal freedom; encouraging new ways of seeing the landscape and making abstract interpretations. Careful selection of paints, papers and substrates for her works allow the fluid materials to be revealed. This artist often sources specific pigments and papers from Italy and Japan.


This curiosity about materials led Gretl to a residency in Connecticut USA in 2013 to explore Nihonga (traditional Japanese mineral pigment painting) in contemporary practice. Gretl grinds Japanese inks sticks to make her own inks which, combined with her minimal approach to gesture, result in contemplative and subtle works.

Originally trained as an Interior Designer and more recently in Visual Arts, Gretl’s understated aesthetic is evident in her work. She has been exhibiting since 2010 and has works in various collections in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Italy. These including the Wallace Arts Trust, Distinction Dunedin Hotel, Distinction Rotorua Hotel and Private Collections.


 

Works in Gallery

Lago-10

Gretl Barzotto
‘Lago 10’
Acrylic on board
775 x 1000 mm
$2,800

Lago-9

Gretl Barzotto
‘Lago 9’
Acrylic on board
795 x 1000 mm
$2,800 SOLD

Lago-8

Gretl Barzotto
‘Lago 8’
Acrylic on board
980 x 810 mm
$2,800

Gretl Barzotto
‘Coste Blu I’
M.Media on paper (framed)
1040 x 840 mm
$2,250 SOLD

Gretl Barzotto
‘Coste Blu II’
M.Media on paper (framed)
1040 x 840 mm
$2,250 SOLD

Gretl Barzotto
‘Coste Verde Nero’
M.Media on canvas
1000 x 1000 mm
$3,000 SOLD