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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Mind Map


Mind Map of Sandy Adsett

New Zealand Artist
Three images that represent Sandy Adsett:



Tuma: The Son - (2009)



Kahuirangi - (1988)



The Seeker - (2009)

3 comments:

Jacqueline said...

Two book references found at the Auckland Library:

Mataora : the living face : contemporary Maori art / general editors, Sandy Adsett & Cliff Whiting ; edited by Witi Ihimaera

Botany Maori - 704.0399442 - AVAILABLE
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The koru & kowhaiwhai : the contemporary renaissance of kowhaiwhai painting : Sandy Adsett, Chris Bryant, Shane Cotton, John Hovell, Puoho Katene, Buck Nin, James F. Ormsby, Michael Parekowhai, Reuben Paterson, Wi Taepa, Cliff Whiting, Wayne Youle.

Manukau Research Library Maori - 704.0399442 LIB USE ONLY
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One alternative website reference:

http://maoriart.org.nz

This website showcases the very best of the contemporary Maori art movement. And if you search under his name it brings up lots of links to further your research, from his artwork to interviews with Sandy himself.

Goodluck!

tesla said...

Thanks Shantelle,

Good to see you have made a start. With your mind map, you could try more specific terms rather than "proud", "male", "kiwi" which could be about anyone - a rugby player, a politician. Adsett is an artist and so you need to think about the visual language he uses: Maori symbolism, stylisation, abstraction, etc... How does he use colour? How does he use line? What do the symbols mean? What medium/media does he use?

TX

Chatty Chat Chat said...

Jacqueline,
it's good to see you locate references from different sources, sharing this information is sure to assist Shantelle with her essay
Hobbs