WaitahanuiKoru - Original Painting

"WaitahanuiKoru" - Original Painting - Sheree Willman
"WaitahanuiKoru" design was inspired by the heke (rafters) of the Waitahanui Wharenui, drawing from one of Albert Godber’s sketches (1876–1949).

"This is my 8th year painting full time and tūpuna has a big influence with all my paintings, I’m inspired by the geometrical patterns of mahi toi, especially the patterns from kete whakairo (patterned bags) and tāniko designs, tāniko is a uniquely Māori variation of whatu (twining) and is used to weave the colourful, intricate borders of cloaks, also tukutuku patterns, lattice work that adorn the walls of the wharenui."
"The tāniko paintings in this exhibition are inspired from kaitaka cloaks that are housed in museums overseas. The KaitakaTānikoWahanaKopito is housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York and KaitakaNoreTāniko is housed in the British Museum. I felt the need to paint from these beautiful tāniko patterns and felt it was my way by honouring them by trying to recreate them and bringing them home in a different form."
"Some of kete whakairo patterns in the exhibition are inspired by some new kete patterns I haven’t painted from before."

Acrylic on board

Dimensions:

Diameter - 400mm x Depth - 35mm

Please Note
The 'in situ mockup' is merely an example of visual representation within an environment and it does not truly reflect the size of the original painting. Please refer to the measurements above for the exact dimensions of this piece.