T U B E S
Special Guest Artists
Amanda and Peter Worral
Denis Taylor (Editor of TUBES and curator for
TUBES gallery) has had a long discussion with Peter
and Amanda in connection with their
creation of a VR three dimensional art gallery.
It was during these talks that he was to discover that
both were also gifted artists in their own right.
The common creative ground soon became apparent,
what resulted was a collaboration agreement with
painters TUBES magazine and TUBES artists
gallery. This agreement will result in TUBES
magazines being to curate exhibition for artists
groups, solo shows and special project exhibitions
presented in probably the best VR 3D gallery for
talented independent artists.
A full feature and the first exhibition will be
published (September) in both the main magazine
and the TUBES gallery complete with premiere
days, where the artists can also meet and greet visi-
tors to the exhibition, ask questions about the art
on show, having first downloaded the exhibition
catalogue.
This is a great opportunity for artists world wide and
TUBES are excited to be at the forefront of changing
the playing field for artists as we go further into the
21c. This feature on Peter and Amanda allows our
fellow artists to get to know our new artists friends
Peter and Amanda have always been involved in the creative industries.
Peter originally trained as a prototype engineer and began exhibiting when he and his brother arrived in New Zealand
from the UK in 1974. In the same year he was invited along with his brother to join the stable of ten artists at Barry Lett
galleries, one of Auckland’s leading art galleries at the time. The gallery suggested they move to an island just off the
coast of Auckland (Waiheke) where they could live and paint. They enjoyed the next few years doing just that and sold
well in the local market. Peter also secured a job at the Auckland City Art Gallery as an assistant to the curator.
In 77 Peter moved to San Francisco and over the next few years co-founded the famous ‘Deaf Club’ and managed punk
bands including the “Dead Kennedys” whilst also creating electronic music with early computers.
The Chief designer of Dolby C (noise reduction technology) wanted to record Peters band ‘KiDiMe’ and did it at Dolby’s
experimental facility in downtown SF. They were only able to work from 10pm to 6am so it went on for several weeks.
One night at around 2am Mr Dolby himself came in saying he was sorry but he needed the studio to put an (early digital)
soundtrack on a film and test the sound quality, so treated the band to Hamburgers across the road at Clown Alley’s whilst
he did the work. This recording won KiDiMe a contract with Rough Trade records when they first opened in the US.
Although opportunities were unfolding for Peter in the US he chose to return to New Zealand.
During the 70’s Amanda was working for an equestrian stable in Austria where she had been riding Lipizzana dressage
horses at professional level. She had also come home (to New Zealand) to be closer to family and had a job at Aucklands
Mercury Theatre as a scenic artist before moving to Television NZ as an art director and then a set designer.