If you are in Wellington check out the Mary Newton Gallery to see contemporary Ngai Tahu artist Areta Wilkinson's new exhibition.
"A Ngai Tahu artist has turned to audio-visual techniques to add another dimension to her new series of jewellery.
Areta Wilkinson’s Waka Huia series opens at the Mary Newton Gallery in Wellington tomorrow.
She says each of the 12 unique works will include a recording on its creation.
That’s a departure for her previous practice of letting the work speak for itself."
Awesome!
Showing posts with label artists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label artists. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Christchurch Art festival and Ngai Tahu
Nice information about the upcoming Christchurch festival of the Arts and Ngai Tahu's involvement on the TRONT website.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu is proud to be part of the 2009 Christchurch Arts Festival. For the past 10 years Te Runanga has been supporting Ngāi Tahu arts and artists and building relationships through the festival. Tā Tipene O'Regan is the festival Patron and has helped shape its development so that today it has grown to become the premier festival in Te Waipounamu.
This year Ngāi Tahu presents two major works Waharoa:Storybox and Snare/mahanga.
So much to talk about... my suggestion is to visit the TRONT website and have a look - they have done an awesome job!
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu is proud to be part of the 2009 Christchurch Arts Festival. For the past 10 years Te Runanga has been supporting Ngāi Tahu arts and artists and building relationships through the festival. Tā Tipene O'Regan is the festival Patron and has helped shape its development so that today it has grown to become the premier festival in Te Waipounamu.
This year Ngāi Tahu presents two major works Waharoa:Storybox and Snare/mahanga.
So much to talk about... my suggestion is to visit the TRONT website and have a look - they have done an awesome job!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Maori art inspires us all
A great quote from an awesome website.
"Maori art is inseparable from Maori culture. It is like a living organism that exists in the spirit of our people and drives them toward wider horizons and greater achievement."
Imagine a Ngai Tahu site like this...
"Maori art is inseparable from Maori culture. It is like a living organism that exists in the spirit of our people and drives them toward wider horizons and greater achievement."
Imagine a Ngai Tahu site like this...
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Ngai Tahu Virtual Art gallery already set up!
A virtual Art gallery, showcasing Ngai Tahu artists and their works seems do-able to me. We could go the whole hog like the Louvre, but I think we already have the basics set up.
Within the TRONT website three Ngai Tahu artists are profiled and some of their work shown. Yes that's right, we already have the beginnings of a virtual gallery, my only issue is that it is hard to find and i cannot work out who the audience is. Is the audience Ngai Tahu whanui which would appear to be the case because of the positioning, within the TRONT website of the information. Or is the audience the rest of the world - and if that's the case maybe the virtual art gallery should be on the front opening page of the website.
Whoever the audience is - well done to the team that have got this information onto the website. Let's get more artists on, like the wonderful artists showcased within Te Karaka. Imagine having sections on Modern Art, Traditional art, sculpture, carving, Ta Moko, youth and so on... the list is endless.
Congratulations to the artists profiled too: Ross Hemera, Lonnie Hutchinson, and Jenny Rendall.
Within the TRONT website three Ngai Tahu artists are profiled and some of their work shown. Yes that's right, we already have the beginnings of a virtual gallery, my only issue is that it is hard to find and i cannot work out who the audience is. Is the audience Ngai Tahu whanui which would appear to be the case because of the positioning, within the TRONT website of the information. Or is the audience the rest of the world - and if that's the case maybe the virtual art gallery should be on the front opening page of the website.
Whoever the audience is - well done to the team that have got this information onto the website. Let's get more artists on, like the wonderful artists showcased within Te Karaka. Imagine having sections on Modern Art, Traditional art, sculpture, carving, Ta Moko, youth and so on... the list is endless.
Congratulations to the artists profiled too: Ross Hemera, Lonnie Hutchinson, and Jenny Rendall.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)