Contemporary maori art

It's almost 20 years since the last significant survey show of contemporary Maori art. But Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki has taken up the challenge to represent 70 years of work from the 1950s till now. Most of the gallery has been handed over to the curator of Toi Tu Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art, Nigel Borrell and he's gone for it! More than 100 artists are represented, with some of them taking on their most ambitious work yet as commissions for the show. The work is woven around the…

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FOLLOW along with this board for posts about New Zealand Māori Art. Traditional Maori Arts included carving in wood, stone and bone, weaving for both form and function with complex geometric designs, painted designs, adornment, composition, performance, manaaki and Moko (tattooing). Modern life has caused many changes, but all arts develop and contemporary Maori art is the living face of Maori culture.

Whakaata is an exhibition of contemporary Maori Art Prints, and will be exhibited at Russell Museum, Bay of Islands opening 12 Septem...

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Reviewed by John DalyPeoples Ra Gossage,Kikorangi iti (Little Blue) Kowhaiwhai Tim Melville Gallery Until March 12 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Following on from the impressive “Toi Tū Toi Ora: Co…

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