Te Ihorei

Te Rongo Kirkwood

PORIRUA, NEW ZEALAND - February 11: Artwork Scans P?TAKA ART + MUSEUM February 11, 2019 in Porirua, New Zealand. (Photo by Mark Tantrum/ http://mark tantrum.com)

Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, Wai o Hua

 

The Work

Marama 2018 (Morphic Resonance Series)

Glass is a seductive medium because of its ability to transmit light and colour. The crafting of glass requires one to develop a relentless persistence and discipline to cultivate an understanding of its behaviour. By default, working with this material starts to shape the artist as glass becomes the teacher. A weaving together of cultural and scientific narratives of the celestial bodies

 

The Medium

Kiln formed, fused, coldworked glass

 

The Inspiration

Anish Kapoor’s work affects me, somehow he touches the intangible magnificent, something of universal truth underlying the mythological and primordial

 

The Art – what does this mean to the Artist?

A representation of who we were, who we are, where we are at in the moment the art is made and where we are evolving towards

 

Contact the Artist

www.terongo.com