2. Māori art
New Zealand art includes Māori art because it was developed in New
Zealand from polynesian art forms
Māori art consists primarily of four forms: carving, tattooing, weaving and
painting
Traditional Māori art was highly spiritual and in a pre-literate society
Styles varied from region to region: the style now sometimes called 'typical'
originates from Te Arawa
Main colors used are: red, black and white
3. Ta moko
Ta moko is the art of traditional Māori tattooing, done with a chisel
Women were only tattooed on chins and lips
Men were tattooed pretty much anywhere, more tattoos meant that you
are more powerful
Body parts such as the arms, legs and back are popular locations for
modern moko, although some are still on the face
4. painting
Although the oldest forms of Māori art are rock paintings, in 'classical' Māori
art, painting was not an important art form
It was mainly used as a minor decoration in meeting houses
Europeans introduced Māori to their more figurative style of art
The introduction of European paints also allowed traditional painting to rise
5. Carving
Carving was done in three media: Wood, Bone, Stone
Arguably ta moko was another form of carving
Wood carvings were used to decorate houses, fence poles, containers,
taiaha and other objects
Taiaha is close quarter, staff weapon (spear)
The most popular type of stone used in carving was pounamu (greenstone)
Stone and bone were used to create Hei-Tiki (necklace)
Carving is traditionally activity performed by men only
6. Explorer art
Europeans began producing art in New Zealand as soon as they arrived
The first European work of art made in New Zealand was a drawing
by Isaac Gilseman in 1642
From the late 19th century, many european immigrants attempted to
create a distinctive New Zealand style of art
7. the Twentieth Century
Rita Angus was a Pākehā (New Zealander not of Maori origin, usually of
European ancestry)
She worked on landscape paintings
Gordon Walters was also Pākehā who created many paintings and prints
based on the koru
Koru is a symbol that symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace
Colin McCahon was Pākehā who used international styles such as cubism
in New Zealand contexts
His paintings depicted such things as the Angel Gabriel in the New Zealand
countryside
