ISBN: 9781877375842
Pages: 392
Dimensions: 220 x 260 mm
Publisher: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
“The relationship between tākata and whenua - people and land - is a long thread that weaves through the art history of Aotearoa New Zealand. Themes of belonging, colonisation, environmentalism, land use and migration are explored through historical and contemporary artworks by more than 100 of the country’s most important artists.”
At nearly 400 pages, this beautifully designed book is rich with large images of paintings, prints, sculptures, weaving, carving, ceramics, photographs and moving image artworks.
The landscapes of Aotearoa New Zealand have long been a powerful source of inspiration for artists. This major new book explores the importance of whenua in our art history through the work of more than 100 of this country’s most celebrated artists.
Beginning in Te Waipounamu, our greenstone isle, and reaching outwards, across Aotearoa and beyond to Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the Pacific, Whenua thoughtfully explores ideas of identity and belonging, kaitiakitaka, land use, migration, environmentalism and activism through a selection of important historical and contemporary artworks.
A vibrant and very readable range of texts, interviews and perspectives by leading writers—including Su Ballard, Emalani Case, Huhana Smith, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes, Lily Lee, Hana O’Regan, Rebecca Rice, Matariki Williams and many more—provides insight into the many ways that whenua is fundamental to the visual language and identity of the arts in Aotearoa New Zealand.
ISBN: 9781877375842
Pages: 392
Dimensions: 220 x 260 mm
Publisher: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
“The relationship between tākata and whenua - people and land - is a long thread that weaves through the art history of Aotearoa New Zealand. Themes of belonging, colonisation, environmentalism, land use and migration are explored through historical and contemporary artworks by more than 100 of the country’s most important artists.”
At nearly 400 pages, this beautifully designed book is rich with large images of paintings, prints, sculptures, weaving, carving, ceramics, photographs and moving image artworks.
The landscapes of Aotearoa New Zealand have long been a powerful source of inspiration for artists. This major new book explores the importance of whenua in our art history through the work of more than 100 of this country’s most celebrated artists.
Beginning in Te Waipounamu, our greenstone isle, and reaching outwards, across Aotearoa and beyond to Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the Pacific, Whenua thoughtfully explores ideas of identity and belonging, kaitiakitaka, land use, migration, environmentalism and activism through a selection of important historical and contemporary artworks.
A vibrant and very readable range of texts, interviews and perspectives by leading writers—including Su Ballard, Emalani Case, Huhana Smith, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes, Lily Lee, Hana O’Regan, Rebecca Rice, Matariki Williams and many more—provides insight into the many ways that whenua is fundamental to the visual language and identity of the arts in Aotearoa New Zealand.
