Whakatere Nga Waka / Set sail the vessels - 21st Oct - 27th Nov 2010 Artworks By Artist Rua Pick <br />Toko Mata Gallery. <br />This Exhibition is a journey, a homage to the ancient Waitaha people’s stories of voyaging to and from this land of Waitangi ki Rarotonga / New Zealand. From ancient beginnings in far away lands under different stars to the inner exploration of Te Waka Aotea Roa o Nga Atua / The Great Waka of the Elemental Caretakers / The South Island. <br /><br />Over sixty mixed media artworks have been created in this Huringa Tumatawera / Two year cycle. Mediums such as oil paint, 3d paint, texture compounds, fibres, etc are combined on shaped wooden formats, windows that open to timeless worlds…. <br /><br />www.ruapick.vc.net.nz
