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Raised under assimilationist theory of the 1960s. Of German, Celtic and Ngati Kahungunu descent Maiia is a visual artist exploring themes of pre-modernism, post-colonialism as well as personal and cultural identity from A remote tropical city.
Maiia- painter, photographer and armchair philospher from Gisborne, Aotearoa. Editor at Brindle Style Artists and Musicians Forum (2003) Cairns Indy-Media Norma Rolfe (mother)
Some folks speak of homeostasis, of the Mother Earth rebalancing teaching her children to have humbleness and respect. Americans may call it the archaic revival, Europeans - primitivist anarchism.
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Maiia "Every community, culture and society has it's own potential for intellectual and philosophical wealth.
The High Cost of Low Expectations
Maori writing music and artwork was a strong foundation in the importance of having and maintaining an ongoing cultural narrative. The European tales we were taught in New Zealand were too far away (and upside down)
Like a window opening on reality, a big breath of fresh Aotearoa air
The New Net Goes Fishing 1977 by Local author Witi Ihimaera
ushered in those dangerous ideas on Indigenous self-determination and post-colonialism.
The first contemporary Maori artwork I saw was fine pen and ink drawing. Like illuminated manuscript, like old childrens story books. I was enthralled by the craft-skill."
Warrior Spirit A commitment to working with colour and paint came along in the form of Australian expressionist and installation artist Norma McCarthy of Mossman in far north Queensland. |
"Pre-mode