Talk:Pete Wheeler

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Pete wheeler has twice been runner up for New Zealand's Premier art award "the Wallace Art Trust" if you google "Pete Wheeler Artist NZ" you will see that he dominates over 80% of the search results with many online reviews of his exhibitions.

I plan to add images to this page and make it a source to follow to all pages on the web about pete wheeler

His work sells for over $10,000 dollars a piece and has been collected buy major collectors so is of importance to the greater public

here are some links to what others are saying about Pete Wheeler, he has featured in Many NZ national papers and Art New Zealand

http://www.nz-artists.co.nz/artist_watch/watch.htm#wheeler

http://www.artbash.co.nz/article.asp?id=946

http://www.artbash.co.nz/artist.asp?id=456

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=10448080

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=10412867

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=10383174

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=3571327&content_media_id=70880

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=3571817

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=3571327

http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3449/artsbooks/6316/videodrome.html;jsessionid=0924C1CD54938C9D7AED53F48709D362

Unencyclopedic material

This article seems to have one editor (or a handful of anons) repeatedly adding material which is unsuitable for it. Sentences such as:

"In so doing, he pierces the heart of these iconic snapshots, giving them new meaning in a poignant and simple way."

...have no place in an encyclopedic article - they are the opinions of one individual rather than the factual details of the artist's work. Neither do direct uncited quotations such as:

"There is a political aspect to his work. Human figures can often be seen as either victims or oppressors in a modern world that owes a lot of its ambience to George Orwell’s ‘1984’.”

Nor do individual interpretations of what Wheeler is trying to achieve, such as:

"Wheeler takes these images and refashions them in paint, seeking to expose something else within them"

If you wish to cite a reviewer or critic's opinions on Wheeler's art, then do so according to the information laid down at Wikipedia:Citing sources#When to cite sources.

Furthermore, much of such text appears to be clear copyright violation of gallery websites, and as such is not allowed on Wikipedia.

Please follow the guidelines and policies laid down for writing biographical articles about artists in Wikipedia. Grutness...wha? 00:17, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]