Earth Mauri NICHOLAS TOA
KINA Gallery is proud to present new work by Waitara stone sculptor Nick Toa, on show from 15 July. Toa’s current work endeavours to draw attention to the energy of the rock. This energy is the rock’s mauri – its presence and reason for existence.
Toa explains mauri as “the driving force that gives things a purpose to exist”. His intuitive carving encourages the viewer to consider the intrinsic qualities of the rock, and the possibility that seemingly inanimate objects are living. He states that his work attempts to “heighten awareness that the earth is a living being, and we need to be more aware of treating it as such”.
Toa graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts from WITT in 2005 before taking on the task of building a significant internal structure for the Waitara Arts Space. Toa has also been involved in various Taranaki exhibitions, including the Taranaki Art Review where he was awarded a Highly Commended prize in 2006.
EARTH MAURI is on show in the KINA gallery until the 10th August 2010.
Toa explains mauri as “the driving force that gives things a purpose to exist”. His intuitive carving encourages the viewer to consider the intrinsic qualities of the rock, and the possibility that seemingly inanimate objects are living. He states that his work attempts to “heighten awareness that the earth is a living being, and we need to be more aware of treating it as such”.
Toa graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts from WITT in 2005 before taking on the task of building a significant internal structure for the Waitara Arts Space. Toa has also been involved in various Taranaki exhibitions, including the Taranaki Art Review where he was awarded a Highly Commended prize in 2006.
EARTH MAURI is on show in the KINA gallery until the 10th August 2010.
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