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Glenn Green Galleries
136 Tesuque Village Road
Santa Fe, NM 87506 , United States
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Kia Tupato Mokopuna (Be Vigilant Granddaughter)
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Description
This painting is about the protectors I envisage for my Mokopuna (Granddaughter) Kimiora. The owl or morepork is a guardian for my family and the owl is depicted by the “Ruru” in a carved form, above her head. The petroglyphs talk of an ancient past and from where we all descend, and the tukutuku (woven panel) is depicted as a band of protection around her as she journeys through the hazards of her teenage years. I use gold paint in recent paintings to make them iconographic in a literal sense, in that if gold has a value and a worth, all my ancestors would be depicted as valued, iconic, powerful ancestors and if the symbolism can be ready by all cultures and creeds the understanding is implicit.
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More Information
Documentation: Signed Origin: New Zealand Period: New Materials: acrylic on canvas Condition: New. excellent Styles / Movements: Contemporary Incollect Reference #: 439475 -
Dimensions
W. 30 in; H. 40 in; W. 76.2 cm; H. 101.6 cm;
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The galleries represent the work of more than 40 outstanding artists with the finest in creative expression – sculpture, painting, prints, photography and jewelry. Offerings include the sculpture of Allan Houser and Eduardo Oropeza, the paintings of Kenji Yoshida, Melanie Yazzie and John Hogan, the rainforest basketry of the Wounaan artists, and the works of contemporary Japanese printmakers.
