The Carver and the Artist: Māori Art in the Twentieth Century

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Auckland University Press, 2008 - Art - 224 pages

This investigation into modernist Maori art examines the key artists of the period, such as Arnold Wilson, Para Matchitt, and Selwyn Muru, and others who helped establish a visual response to the rapid urbanization of Maori lands and culture throughout the mid-20th century. Additional research offers insight into the Maori renaissance of the 1970s and how their art served as a means to refocus and preserve their cultural traditions in the face of modern expansion. Art lovers and collectors alike will enjoy this accessible look into an exciting period of Indigenous and Oceanic art. Beautiful photographs of the rarely seen carved artworks, many of which have not yet been published, complement the research.

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Contents

Apirana Ngata the Rotorua School
16
Hone Taiapa the New Zealand Māori Arts
47
Māori Modernism
79
Copyright

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About the author (2008)

Damian Skinner is an art jewlery scholar and historian from New Zealand. His titles include Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective, Vertical Living, Metaphysical Heart, and Fingers: Jewellery for Aotearoa New Zealand.

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