The work of Cliff Whiting - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Sat, Mar 17, 2007 10:34 PM My 2c? I've visited the Te Papa 'Peoples Marae' on several occasions & pondered it very hard. Just for the sake of it Ill throw my opinion into the wind; just MY opinion mind... Bright to the point of garishness, but otherise fulfilling traditional 'purposes' to a tee. It really is quite a spectacular piece with incredible movement & texture. Im sure that most visitors only glean the very surface of its interpretation/meaning, (despite the info being readily available -there is just so much to see throughout the museum) but Im also guessing that this was probably forseen from the very start and so was designed with punter-punch in mind. For sheer audacity, I give this piece 9.5 out of 10 :lol: If you're ever in Wellington, drop in and have a look; well worth it! TTT :wink:

My 2c?

I've visited the Te Papa 'Peoples Marae' on several occasions & pondered it very hard. Just for the sake of it Ill throw my opinion into the wind; just MY opinion mind...

Bright to the point of garishness, but otherise fulfilling traditional 'purposes' to a tee. It really is quite a spectacular piece with incredible movement & texture. Im sure that most visitors only glean the very surface of its interpretation/meaning, (despite the info being readily available -there is just so much to see throughout the museum) but Im also guessing that this was probably forseen from the very start and so was designed with punter-punch in mind.

For sheer audacity, I give this piece 9.5 out of 10 :lol:

If you're ever in Wellington, drop in and have a look; well worth it!

TTT :wink:

Post #292738 by Tamapoutini on Sat, Mar 17, 2007 10:34 PM