Kohatu

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Title

Kohatu

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Also known as a broadcaster, poet and actor, (Frederick) Selwyn Murupaenga was the first contemporary Māori artist to have a work acquired by the National Art Gallery. Kohatu, painted in 1965, was shown in the Manawatu Prize for Contemporary Art exhibition in Palmerston North, from where it was purchased for the national collection. In te reo Māori, kohatu means stone. Built up from thickly textured layers of ochre paint, the surface of Kohatu is evocative of a cave interior. To this, Muru a...

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Image

Date created

1965

Creator

Selwyn Muru

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/44471

Related subjects

oil paint / hardboard / paintings / Abstract / Rock art / Māori / New Zealand

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