Shanti Gore is a Wellington-based artist, working across oils, acrylics, watercolours, and linocut printing. Their practice is a rich exploration of natural forms, myth, and visual storytelling. Deeply influenced by gothic literature and 20th-century illustration, their most meaningful works often carry a slightly unsettling, psychological edge — images that speak to the viewer on both conscious and subconscious levels.
Old God New Gods is a study of mythology and folklore, drawing from personas across religious and cultural fables close to the artist's heart. Artworks weave together stories, invoking the anticipation of forces shifting just beyond the visible world. Each piece becomes a threshold—where ancient archetypes brush against contemporary identities. In these layered narratives, the sacred is neither fixed nor forgotten; it is continually rewritten, reshaped, and reborn in the hands of those who dare to look closely.
