Hīnātore
Maungarongo Te Kawa (b.1969) 2021 © All rights reserved See full details
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Description
Hīnātore refers to a phosphorescent world under the sea that the Matariki stars go to for six days and nights. Hīnātore is a rejuvinative place, and Ron Te Kawa also sees it as somewhere to inhabit during the creative process.
Originally a self-taught fashion designer, Te Kawa now expresses his whakapapa and mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) through sewing, and sees his quilting as an extension of tukutuku panels, raranga (weaving) and whakairo (pattern).
When he decided he no longer wanted to make clothes, he was inspired by the Aids protest quilts. Te Kawa's quilts tell stories, both of his own family but also of traditional Māori mythology.
Te Kawa was first exhibited at The Dowse in 1990 as a part of the 'Body Adornment' series that ran from June 1990 - 1992 and featured thirty different artists.
Originally a self-taught fashion designer, Te Kawa now expresses his whakapapa and mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) through sewing, and sees his quilting as an extension of tukutuku panels, raranga (weaving) and whakairo (pattern).
When he decided he no longer wanted to make clothes, he was inspired by the Aids protest quilts. Te Kawa's quilts tell stories, both of his own family but also of traditional Māori mythology.
Te Kawa was first exhibited at The Dowse in 1990 as a part of the 'Body Adornment' series that ran from June 1990 - 1992 and featured thirty different artists.
Title
Hīnātore
Production date
2021
Media
recycled fabric
Measurements
2060 x 1860mm (h x w)
Credit line
Collection of The Dowse Art Museum, purchased with the assistance of the Blumhardt Foundation 2022
Accession number
2022.16.1
