Timeless Land is a unique collaboration between three of New Zealand's most steadfast and individual talents: painter Grahame Sydney, poet Brian Turner and writer Owen Marshall. Much of their best and most enduring work has grown out of their deep attachment to, and familiarity with, the essence of the memorable landscapes of the Central South Island.
This is the fourth edition of a much-loved and distinguished book. When first published in 1995, many of Grahame Sydney's paintings were being seen for the first time. A second book The Art of Grahame Sydney has received much critical acclaim and it won the Reader's Choice Award and the 2000 Montana Book of the Year Award.
A reprint of this popular book is timely, as that magnificent Central Otago landscape remains under threat from a proposed windfarm. Turner, Sydney, Anton Oliver et al won their battle in the Environment Court, which ruled that the landscape of Central Otago was too iconic to be thus modified, but now an Appeal by Meridian is being held. Former AB captain, former Fairfax head and Stop Project Hayes supporter David Kirk has written a preface for this new edition, and $10 from every book sold will go towards the Appeal Court costs.
Author Biography
Painter Grahame Sydney's full-time art career began in 1974, and his iconic paintings are held in collections around the world. A major survey of his work toured NZ early this century. He lives and works near St Bathans in Central Otago. His book The Art of Grahame Sydney won the Montana Book of the Year award as well as Reader's Choice Award. Poet Brian Turner is one of NZ's more versatile writers. He's won many prestigious awards and held several fellowships including the Te Mata Estate Poet Laureat. His most recent books are Into the Wider World (shortlisted for the 2009 Montana Book Awards) and Just This. In 2009 he received The Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry. Writer Owen Marshall is a master storyteller. He has held many fellowships and won numerous awards including the Montana NZ Book Award for fiction. He was the inaugural recipient of the CNZ Writers' Fellowship. In 2000 he received the ONZM for Services to Literature. Marshall is an adjunct professor at the University of Canterbury.
