Re: [-empyre-] chipping in

[portholeaccel <portholeaccel@yahoo.com>]

Jacqueline Fraser and Peter Robinson are the two
artists representing New Zealand at the 49th
Venice Biennale of Art. They are both of Ngai
Tahu  descent.
more instillation then...but have not seen recent
work.... 
http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/venice/2001/artists/fraser/fraser-cv.html

nathon pohio
http://www.artandindustry.org.nz/scape/program_images/pohio.htm

keri whaitiri & rachael rakena    
http://www.inza.co.nz/RR_home.html

\last but not least...15 artist
 
Shane Cotton, Darryn George, Olivia Haddon,
Eugene Hansen, Dean Hapete, Robert Jahnke,
Maureen Lander, John Fairclough, Rongotai Lomas,
Ngahiraka Mason, Michael Parekowhai, Reuben
Paterson, Nathan Pohio, Rachael Rakena, Lisa
Reihana, Natalie Robertson, Peter Robinson, Keri
Whaitiri, Wayne Youle.
http://www.city-gallery.org.nz/mainsite/TechnoMaoriMaoriArtintheDigitalAge1.html

hope that helps 
Natalie Myers



--- Helen Varley Jamieson
<helen@creative-catalyst.com> wrote:

> hi marc,
> definitely there are maori & pacific island
> artists working in new 
> media, here in nz & overseas. i have to confess
> that at the moment my 
> brain is working slowly & not many names are
> jumping out, but one who 
> does spring to mind is maru nihoniho who is a
> games developer; she 
> manages her own company now but her background
> is in 3d modelling, 
> animation etc. http://www.metia.co.nz/ one of
> her games, the guardian 
> (http://theguardiangame.com/) has a female
> maori main character.
> 
> there are a lot of maori visual artists whose
> work incorporates 
> digital, also in the music industry & vj ...
> perhaps someone can help 
> me out with some names here? there are a number
> of maori art web 
> sites buti haven't found one that deals
> specifically with maori 
> digital art (there probably is one ... )
> 
> if you do a search for maori art & artists you
> are more likely to 
> find traditional art forms, & i think (correct
> me if i'm wrong, 
> someone) that the focus of funding for maori &
> pacific arts has 
> tended to be on the traditional (eg carving,
> traditional performing 
> arts, language etc). the renaissance in maori
> art & culture is still 
> fairly recent so still tends to be driven by
> the desire to preserve 
> arts & crafts that were potentially going to
> disappear.
> 
> there's also a distinction between maori (who
> are the tangata whenua, 
> indigenous people of aotearoa) & pacific island
> / polynesian peoples 
> who are not indigenous but who have brought
> strong artistic practices 
> with them & have had a strong influence on arts
> & culture, 
> particularly in the north parts of the country.
> 
> h : )
> 
> >
> >As you say, Polynesian & Asian cultures have a
> strong influence in 
> >NZ. I was wondering if you know of any
> indgenious people living in 
> >New Zealand who who are curently practising in
> New media themselves, 
> >or anything close to it at least?
> >
> >marc
> >
> >http://www.furtherfield.org
> >http://www.http.uk.net
> >
> 
> -- 
>
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