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Justin Boroughs
Born in England, Justin Boroughs graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Elam School of Fine Art at the University of Auckland. He is currently represented by Artis Gallery in Parnell.
Justin is highly renowned as a realist landscape painter. The landscapes he paints are recognisable, however, they always present a point of difference from what is actual. Using intense colour, altering the effects of light, and manipulating the subject matter, Boroughs’ works portray a heightened reality. He possesses a deeply attuned eye for the regionalist dialogues of differing landscapes and buildings. His paintings resonate as much because of his exclusions as his inclusions; and in this way his work collectively establishes an idealised rhetoric and visual language. Nothing it seems is out of place, even when fiction.
Boroughs’ hand is highly evident in his paintings, through his tight brush work and careful application of paint. His work is frequently likened to the work of contemporary realist painters Graeme Sydney and Sir Peter Siddell. His realist depiction of localised landscapes also links his work to the tradition of realism, developed in New Zealand by artists such as Christopher Heaphy and Rita Angus.
Justin’s paintings are held in major public and corporate collections, including the Manawatu Art Gallery, Telecom New Zealand and Fletcher Challenge. Private collections are throughout New Zealand and in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Justin is also a Senior Painting master at Auckland Grammar School, with more than 40 years’ service to the School.
The piece you see here is called ‘The Boatsheds at Orakei with the Kailua and the Aldwyn‘, oil on board, 100cm x 38cm, $11,000.
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Artworks by Justin Boroughs
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Cow and Bird in Cornwall Park
See Artwork »Oil on Board.
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Villa at Torpedo Bay, Devonport
See Artwork »Limited edition print, 1/25. Printed on Archival paper, signed and framed.
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The Boatsheds at Orakei
See Artwork »Limited edition print, 1/25. Printed on Archival paper, signed and framed.
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Through a Grammar Arch
See Artwork »Limited edition print, 1/25. Printed on Archival paper, signed and framed.
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Auckland Grammar School from Mt Eden
See Artwork »Limited edition print, 1/25. Printed on Archival paper, signed and framed.
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Auckland Grammar School from Mt Eden
See Artwork »Limited edition Print, no 18 /25
Framed and signed bottom right.
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Bean Rock and the Tāmaki Yacht Club
See Artwork »Oil on canvas.
Signed bottom right.
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The Boatsheds, looking towards Mt Wellington
See Artwork »A limited-edition print, 20/25.
Framed and signed bottom right.
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Queenstown from Coronet Peak
See Artwork »Oil on board.
Signed bottom right.
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The Boatsheds at Ōrākei with the Kailua and Aldwyn
See Artwork »Oil on board.
