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Featuring art by a number of contemporary painters and printmakers—all of them seasoned travelers across time and space—this artistic gathering highlights the beauty of both classic and contemporary Maori art, placing the works of today alongside those of the 19th and 20th centuries. Since Maori first painted moa and mythical birds on cave walls, artists in Aotearoa, New Zealand have provided an imaginative, lively account of the lives New Zealanders have been leading, the dreams they've been dreaming, and the stories they've been telling. Angels, rugby players, insects and aunts, saws, mountains, the bush, and the beaches all play starring roles in this bird’s-eye view of New Zealand painting. This compendium is alive with real and imagined encounters, mysteries, discoveries, and with many of the paintings that have, over the past hundred years, broadened the horizons of all New Zealanders. A follow-up to the successful and prize-winning Welcome to the South Seas: Contemporary New Zealand Art for Young People, with more than 40 full-color plates and historical depth, it is guaranteed to dazzle and entrance its young and curious audience. Also included is an activities section which will delight youngsters and guide teachers and parents into developing young peoples' appreciation of art.
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Gregory O’Brien is a poet, painter, critic, and essayist. He is currently the curator at the City Gallery, Wellington and a regular commentator on art, literature, and culture for various print and broadcast media. He has coedited a variety of books and is the author of more than 40 more, including Afternoon of an Evening Train and Welcome to the South Seas: Contemporary NZ Art for Young People, which won the 2005 LIANZA Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction and the 2005 New Zealand Post Book Award for Children and Young Adults.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A very clean copy. A painting can take you to many places. It can take you around the world, or it can take you around the country, city or neighbourhood you live in. It can also transport you back into the distant past of myths, legends and ancient history - or it can take you way into the future. Since Maori first drew moa and mythical birds on cave walls, artists in Aotearoa New Zealand have provided an imaginative, lively account of the lives locals have been leading, the dreams they've been dreaming and the stories they've been telling. Alongside works painted during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book features art by contemporary painters and printmakers, all of them seasoned travellers across time and space. Angels, rugby players, whales, kiwi and canoes, moa and mountains, the bush and the beaches all play starring roles in this bird's-eye view of New Zealand painting. "Back and Beyond" is alive with real and imagined encounters, with mysteries and discoveries, and with many of the paintings that have, over the past few hundred years, broadened the horizons of the citizens, young and old, of the shaky isles. Seller Inventory # 038340
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