Tai Aroha
Maker
Birch, Israel Tangaroa
Production date
2017
Current rights
All Rights Reserved
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About this object
A diamond shaped work, in shades of blue. Tai Aroha relates to Israel's father, who was a keen diver and gave Israel the name Tangaroa, passing on his love of the sea. The work is part of a the series Prayers and Proverbs, in which Israel draws upon images of water from karakia and whakataukī to create a body of work through which multiple, hidden narratives flow. Israel's signature patterned textures, achieved by grinding and sanding, create visual planes that appear to be in a continual state of flux: mimicking the vagaries of water, while setting up powerful illusions of depth and space within the picture planes.
Maker
Production date
2017
Production period
Media/Materials description
lacquer on etched stainless steel
Measurements
Height x Width x Depth/Length: 1800 x 803 x 45mm
Classification terms
Current rights
Credit line
gifted by the MTG Foundation
Other number(s)
2017/18, 94901
Accession number
2017/18
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