“I like to continuously push my own boundaries and challenge the status quo, artistic expression, artistic practice should reflect the realities of life. This means that I use all manner of materials as mediums for my artistic expression from natural organic resources to composite space age compounds”.

  • New Zealand Post Honours the Hei Tiki Ka puta a Matariki, ka rere a Whānui. Ko te tohu o te tau Māori. Matariki re-appears; Whanui takes flight. Being the sign of the Maori [new] year. On ...
    Posted Nov 14, 2009 11:02 AM by Art Maori
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  • Tautau Resin Series This  work is a derivation of a very old example in the New Zealand Canterbury Museum collection and was developed from a Corian original hand crafted by Rangi Kipa. Title ...
    Posted Nov 12, 2009 10:14 PM by Art Maori
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  • Corian Nguru This work is a continuation of Taonga Puoro that I learnt from Hirini Melbourne at Waikato University in New Zealand. I always experiment with alternative media now as whale tooth ...
    Posted Nov 12, 2009 10:12 PM by Art Maori
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  • Moko kawenga / pokohiwi This Moko kawenga/pokohiwi goes from the chest to shoulder, arm and back. It is a personal narrative of the recipients life journey which was designed and tatooed by Rangi ...
    Posted Nov 12, 2009 9:25 AM by Art Maori
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  • Turuturu - wooden weaving pegs These pegs along with the Corian pegs were designed and created for the travelling weaving show ‘Te Aho Mutunga Kor - ‘The Eternal Thread’. Title: Turuturu - wooden weaving pegs Description: Maire ...
    Posted Nov 12, 2009 9:21 AM by Art Maori
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Rangi Kipa
Rangi Kipa is an Artist whose sculpture, carvings and taa moko are at the forefront of contemporary Maori art that challenges boundaries, creates dialogue, traverses the art/object divide and confronts the modern world that we live in as Maori and non-Maori.
 



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