POLYNESIAN EDITION
Monday, 19 September 2011
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Cetacean
This small graphic is a mixture of the traditionally used forms around many
RURU MAN
15x21cm / linocut / 2010
“In Māori tradition, the morepork or ruru was often seen as a watchful guardian. As a bird of the night, it was associated with the spirit world.” In
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
The canoe in the middle contains some of the authentic Tongan symbols. I noticed that most of the carvers try to fill out the empty space with patterns. The result is a very finely detailed structured object. This print represents my impression of the daily life of the Tongans, how they went fishing, how the canoe glided across the water. Around the canoe the motifs
symbolise the marks of paddles as they disturb the surface of
the water.
I have always been fascinated by the turtle. The turtle represents wisdom and long life to me. Every single movement of these reptile are wonderful. I wanted to show it under water, swimming carefree. This is pure freedom. The sea turtle is also used as a symbol of the marine environment and environmentalism.
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Sunday, 20 June 2010
50x70 cm
Screen-print, 2009
This graphic is a fusion of Maori and my art. I have used the net raster in my previous graphics and glass objects too. This piece was especially inspired by a Maori pataka which I have seen in the
50x70cm
Screen-print, 2009Maori
50x70
Screen-print, 2008
Ancestor
50x70cm
screen-print, 2008