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Mr Luke Wood

Contact

Department: Fine Arts

Email: luke.wood@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3695543

Office: Fine Arts, Block 1, Room 106C

Language: English

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Research / Creative works
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Fields of Research

  • Graphic design
  • Design history/theory
  • Independent publishing
  • Rock and Roll

Researcher Summary

Luke Wood's broader research interests and outcomes are motivated by the expanding practices and roles of graphic design in the early 21st century.

Luke is currently (2019) developing primary research for a touring exhibition of NZ-made lathe-cut records for Objectspace (Auckland, October 2019) and The Dowse Art Museum (Wellington, February 2020). This work comes from an interest in the potential for the distribution of music/sound via physical formats in a pervasively digital future. Related to this work, Luke has recently set up the 'art school record label', Ilam Press Records; a subsidiary of the Ilam Press, an inhouse publishing workshop at the School of Fine Arts which Luke runs in collaboration with colleague Aaron Beehre.

As an educator Luke has long been interested in developing ideologies, pedagogies, and propositions for graphic design education. Luke has recently co-edited a book on this subject with Brad Haylock (RMIT), featuring contributions from leading international designers, teachers and academics, to be published by Occasional Papers (London) in late 2019.

Since 2011 Luke – in collaboration with Stuart Geddes (Melbourne) – has edited, designed, printed, and published the award winning publication 'Head Full of Snakes', which explores attitudes towards individual agency, manual labor, and maintenance through the guise of a b-grade motorcycle fanzine. Issue #4 of 'Head Full of Snakes' was released in May 2016.

From 2006–2012 Luke – in collaboration with Jonty Valentine – edited and produced 'The National Grid'; an award winning NZ-based graphic design journal which was distributed internationally and received significant funding from Creative New Zealand.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Design: Design

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

(Displaying research/scholarly/creative work for last six years)
Design output
  • Wood L. (2021) Nihilist Dinner Party: Luke Shaw & Tuha Tuimaka (Ilam Press Records, IPR009). Album production and design: Commissioned by Ilam Press Records [Limited edition lathe cut record with bespoke gatefold cover].
  • Wood L. and Russell B. (2019) Visceral Realists (VHF146). Designer and artist/musician: Commissioned by VHF Records (USA) [VHF Records (USA) commercial release of album by Luke Wood and Bruce Russell. Edition of 500 x 12-inch pressed vinyl records with bespoke letterpress printed slip-cases and risograph printed liner notes.].
  • Wood L. (2017) Katabatic Wind, 'Katabatic Din'. Designer: Commissioned by Katabatic Wind, Hamish Thorpe [Limited edition 12" lathe-cut record, risographed cover and liner notes. Edition of 20. Published by Ilam Press Records. Launched with live performance at Hell Fire Club, Lyttelton, NZ. 15 June 2017. (Lathe-cuts by Peter King.)].
  • Wood L. (2017) The Opawa 45s, 'Sleepwalk '17'. Designer: Commissioned by Ilam Press Records [Limited edition 7" lathe-cut record, risographed cover and liner notes. Edition of 30. Published by Ilam Press Records. 15 June 2017. (Lathe-cuts by Peter King.)].
  • Wood L. (2017) Visceral Realists (Bruce Russell and Luke Wood). Designer: Commissioned by Make Something (Design exhibition collective, Auckland) [Limited edition 12" lathe-cut vinyl record with printed and embossed gatefold cover and liner notes. Edition of 20. Published by Ilam Press Records, launched at Strangehaven, Auckland, 01 Dec 2017. (Lathe-cuts by Small Run Records, Melbourne.)].
Exhibition/Curatorial Exercises
  • Wood L. (2021) A Short Run: A Selection of New Zealand Lathe Cut Records. Curator: COCA Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki. 13 Mar-22 May 2021. [Touring exhibition of limited edition NZ-made lathe-cut records and covers. (Chch exhibition was expanded upon.)].
  • Wood L. (2020) A Short Run: A Selection of New Zealand Lathe Cut Records. I was researcher and curator of this exhibition: The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt. 15 Feb-7 Jun 2020. [Exhibition of limited edition NZ-made lathe-cut records and covers.].
  • Wood L. and Russell B. (2020) 'Etonian', exhibited in 'Audiosphere: Sound Experimentation 1980-2020', Museo Reina Sofía, MADRID.. I recorded and produced and this sound-work, which was performed in collaboration with Russell, B.: Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, SPAIN. 14 Oct 2020-15 Feb 2021. [Curated by Francisco López, 'Audiosphere: Sound Experimentation 1980-2020' looks to cover an historical and cultural void in terms of the recognition, exhibition and analysis of a key part of the recent changes that have taken place in the artistic c].
  • Wood L. (2019) A Short Run: A Selection of New Zealand Lathe Cut Records. I was researcher and curator of this exhibition: Objectspace, Auckland. 19 Oct-30 Nov 2019. [Exhibition of limited edition NZ-made lathe-cut records and covers.].
  • Wood L. (2019) Night of The Living Score (Christchurch Arts Festival 2019). Curator and performer: Christchurch Town Hall. 1 Aug 2019. [Curated audio-visual performances].

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  • Cristchurch Art Gallery Bulletin. Editorial Board Member ( 2014 - 2023)

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  • Occulus journal ( 2014 )
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