KIA ORA TATOU
Maori worldviews and spirituality are strong influences in my work.
Since 1985, I have lived and worked as an artist in Aotearoa / New Zealand.
E TIPU E REA 500x600mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
HE TOA TIKANGA A IWI TAONGA 900x1100mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
WAITANGI TE KAUPAPA 800x1010mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
E HOKI MAI II 810x1000mm eggtempera and oil [on canvas]
TE ATARAU MARAMA 710x850mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
HE TANGATA O TE NGAHERE 710x970mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
OUR LOVE, OUR TRUST, OUR MAURI - TE PUEA 800x1010mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
TE WIRI 710x810mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
MANUMEA 705x645mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
MATARIKI 500x600 eggtempera and oil on canvas
NGA KOHATUHATU 455x610mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
MARAMA MA TE NGAHERE 765x920mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
WHAKAKOTAHI 1010x1210mm eggtempera and oil on canvas. WHAKAKOTAHI Coming together 'Tupaia' of Maori descent accompanied Captain Cook on one of his voyages in New Zealand Waters. His drawing of a Maori person sharing kai (food) with the 'White Man' - in this case crayfish - illustrates quite beautifully early New Zealand culture in its making. I used this image in a clear and defined way, then I multiplied and changed it to the degree that it becomes something different. Our race relations are based on these very early encounters of two people, two cultures. Puahaire Tioriori (Ngati Mahuta) was the granddaughter of King Tawhiao Potatou Te Wherowhero. Her sketchy image represents the strong underlying foundations of the Maori world. The domineering 'Hei Tiki', the mana of this land, is there for all its people.
TUPAIAS drawing of early Maori - Pakeha contact
CARINA II 500x600mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
TAKU MAMA MAORI - KAREWA MARSH 760x1360mm eggtempea and oil on canvas
Aunty Karewa took me under her wings, she became my Maori mum.
TE HINE 430x550mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
KO WANANGA 1200x900mm oil, eggtempera and gold leaf on canvas
TIPARE 480x530mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
WAIARIA 710x810mm eggtempera and oil on canvas
TE WHAEA O TE MOTU - mother of the nation, Portrait Dame Whina Cooper 1010x1210mm eggtempera and oil on canvas.
‘Tupaia’ of Maori descent accompanied Captain Cook on one of his voyages in New Zealand Waters. His drawing of a Maori person sharing kai (food) with the ‘White Man’– in this case crayfish – illustrates quite beautifully early New Zealand culture in its making.
I used this image in a clear and defined way, then I multiplied and changed it to the degree that it becomes something different.
Our race relations are based on these very early encounters of two people, two cultures.
Dame Whina Cooper was a strong advocate for the rights of the Maori nation, a very humble person and also very practical. Her realistic assessment of the proportional representation of Maori lead her to say “If you can’t beat the buggers, marry them!”
A rather wonderful formula for good race relations it seems!
Taku aroha kia koe e te whaea, e te rangatira, toku matua kuia.
TUPAIAS drawing of early Maori- Pakeha contact
