Ative Artist

rilliant" New Caledonian inter Discovered

Vith A Future'

New Caledonia is interested in

lative artist whom experts pre

t could have a brilliant future.

E is young David Diake, from New Caledonia’s east coast, who, without advantages of art ons is producing oils that have ited considerable attention.

Dme of his work has been ex ted in the Government Tourist ce, and he is at present pre ng work for a bigger exhibition ie held there in July.

Lake comes from the east coast 3e centre of Canala. . Gendron, Professor of Art at College La Perouse, Noumea, is himself a talented artist, that with proper tuition young ce should have a wonderful re. >cal art collectors appear to k the same thing, because :e has had no trouble selling work. r erage price is about 1,000 cs (about £A7) with the maxi i so far of 1,800 francs (£AI2). the accompanying photographs 7, there is nothing much wrong his draughtsmanship or per tive. i doesn’t go in for big splashes olour, however, and for some le his use of colour is perhaps tie too restrained.

Former Pastor ake, although only 28 now, for some years a native pastor, has also been married, to a an from Lifou Island, but the le parted company some time was educated at the Protes- Mission School at Doneva, the e of Protestantism in New ionia.

W correspondent Fred Dunn ■ted from Noumea in late , “It would seem that Diake’s t has been developed without de assistance. He is able to dmost entirely by his painting days, doing odd jobs now and to help out. 3 is at present in the country, hing and preparing for his exhibition.”

PAINTINGS: These three reproductions graphed by Fred Dunn) are typical of s work. Top shows a scene that will ■cognised by many visitors to New nia —a seascape seen through an un cock formation on the east coast, jl is 2 ft. 6 in. by 1 ft. 6 in. Centre lative garden (1 ft. 6 in. by 1 ft.) and a New Caledonian village scene ((2 ft. ft. 6 in.). See also page 9.