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Shane Cotton is one of New Zealand's best-known contemporary painters. History, politics and art are the subject of his work and the intersection of bicultural heritage (he is Ngapuhi and Pakeha) has been a running theme.
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Sandy’s paintings are more closely associated with the rafter patterns of the traditional meeting house. However, he projected the idea of Kowhawhai (rafter patterns) from the ancestral house and re-interpreted them in large rectangular form for exhibition in galleries. The curvilinear forms of swirling and soaring koru designs and patterns have inspired younger artists.
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Manos Nathan has long been considered one of New Zealand’s leading clay artists. Many of his recent works combine the exquisite lines of his mother’s Greek culture and his father’s Maori Culture. His work is immaculately constructed and designed.
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