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Feu'u emigrated to New Zealand in 1966 after growing up in the village of Poutasi, Western Samoa. [2] He always wanted to be an artist and noted the difference of how art was viewed between Samoa and New Zealand, with 'beautifully made, functional canoes and houses' being art in Samoa and in New Zealand art was 'something extra special not to be touched'.
Pages in category "Samoan painters" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. Fatu Feu'u; Sia Figiel; L.
Mary Jewett Pritchard, 1944. Mary Jewett Pritchard (September 17, 1905 – June 6, 1992) was an American Samoan textile artist. Pritchard is widely credited with reviving the art of siapo, the Samoan version of tapa, handmade cloth created by pounding the bark of plants.
2012 Home AKL, Auckland Art Gallery [1] 2012 I will sea you in Hawaiki Mangere Arts Centre, Nga Tohu O Uenuku [11] 2012 Poly Wants a Cracker, City Gallery Wellington. [7] 2009 John Ioane: journeyman artist and the Pacific paradox : a 25 year selective survey, Whangarei Art Museum. [12] 2008 Samoan Contemporary, Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua. [1]
Lily Aitui Laita was an artist and art educator in New Zealand. Laita was of mixed Pākehā and Māori ancestry (Ngāti Raukawa), as well as of Samoan descent. Laita was known for using Māori, English and Samoan texts in her paintings.
Dan Taulapapa McMullin (born May 23, 1957) is an American Samoan artist, known for their poetry, visual art and film. Their major themes are their indigenous Samoan heritage and their fa'afafine gender identity. [1] McMullin has been creating literary and artistic works for over 35 years, and has received numerous awards, fellowships, and grants.
John La Farge 1891 painting of girls carrying a vaʻa at Vaiala, Samoa.. Vaʻa is a word in Samoan, Hawaiian and Tahitian which means 'boat', 'canoe' or 'ship'. [1] It is cognate with other Polynesian words such as vaka or the Māori word waka.
The traditional culture of Samoa is a communal way of life based on Fa'a Samoa, the unique socio-political culture. In Samoan culture, most activities are done together. The traditional living quarters, or fale (houses), contain no walls and up to 20 people may sleep on the ground in the same fale. During the day, the fale is used for chatting ...