Self Portrait
Sofia Tekela-Smith (New Zealander, b.1970), Artist 2003-2004 © All rights reserved See full details
Object Detail
Description
“The silhouettes ... explore the love affair between popular culture and Pacific Island man/woman and this image of Polynesia/Polynesians as perpetuated and choreographed by tourist strategies of the colonial past i.e. stereotyping, eroticising, objectification of Polynesian women/men (still prevalent today) . . . My aim is to be the one to take control of my own image making”
Sofia Tekela-Smith to Peter Simpson in "Adornment as Re-Appropriation
The Art of Sofia Tekela-Smith" Art New Zealand 114 Autumn 2005
Sofia Tekela-Smith to Peter Simpson in "Adornment as Re-Appropriation
The Art of Sofia Tekela-Smith" Art New Zealand 114 Autumn 2005
Title
Self Portrait
Production date
2003-2004
Media
fiberglass, acrylic, gold lipped mother of pearl, ink, waxed thread
Measurements
Bust: 400 x 350 x 60 mm ( h x w x d )
Pendant: 430 mm ( length of cord)
Pendant: 58 mm ( diameter )
Pendant: 430 mm ( length of cord)
Pendant: 58 mm ( diameter )
Credit line
Collection of The Dowse Art Museum, purchased 2004
Accession number
2004.4.1
