The Carver and the Artist: Māori Art in the Twentieth CenturyThis 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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... Mataira published a revealing account of Māori Modernism which left no doubt about where her sym- pathies lay - not surprising , perhaps , as Mataira was herself a Māori Modernist , and one of Gordon Tovey's art specialists . Mataira ...
... Mataira , this book is most in- teresting for the way in which it forges links between the past and the present . Mataira wrote in her preface : Like all men at the dawn of human consciousness , observing both the wonders of the ...
... Mataira , Maori Artists of the South Pacific , 31 . Whai Ngata , ' Carving with a saw ' , unsourced and undated newspaper clipping , 1971 , Auckland Art Gallery Artist Files . 73 Hazel Menehira , ' Para Matchitt : art is a community ...
Contents
Apirana Ngata the Rotorua School | 16 |
Hone Taiapa the New Zealand Māori Arts | 47 |
Māori Modernism | 79 |
Copyright | |
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