Art review

My attention has been drawn to the review of the 5 Man Exhibition recently held in the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.

In speaking of my paintings your critic Jan Walker writes "he calls one set of paintings the Utrillo series", etc. I would like to point out that these works were based on some paintings and drawings by UCCELLO. This makes a world of difference to one's interpretation of these works.

Another point: I do not "intend satirical suggestion" in these works. The reworking of the themes of other artists is not new and one finds, for example, Picasso reworking Poussin.

• The mistake is not that of our critic but a mis-proof-reading of her writing. We apologise to Mr. Day for this error,—Ed.