NEW ZEALAND

ARTMANFRED SUMBERG & KARL ERIK

KALJURAND

PREHISTORIC ART

500 to 800 years old.

Mostly painted on caves.

Drawings on limestone rock shelters.

Most drawings about humans and animals.

TRADITIONAL MAORI ART

Contained information about spiritual matters, ancestry, and other cultural topics.

Consists four forms:carving, tattooing, weaving and painting.

Dominating colors: red, black, white.

PAKEHA ART

Landscape art.

Includes sculptures.

Artists worked in two dimensions.

Took place in 19th century.

ART ON 20TH CENTURY

Most highly regarded 20th-century artist was Colin McCahon.

Pahekas created a new distinctive New Zealand style of art.

Rita Angus continued work on landscapes, with attempts made to depict New Zealand's harsh light.

ART ORGANIZATIONS

The National Art Gallery of New Zealand was established in 1936.

New Zealand is the national agency for the development of the arts in New Zealand.

Largest art institution is the Auckland Art Gallery.

ART SCHOOLS

Three university based fine art schools:

Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland,

The University of Canterbury school of fine arts,

Massey School of Fine Arts.

FAMOUS PAINTERS:

Rita Angus

Born 12 March 1908

Died 25 January 1970

Worked primarily in oil and water colour

Known for her portraits and landscapes

Colin McCahon

Born 1 August 1919

Died 27 May 1987

Regarded by some people as New Zealand's greatest painter

Credited for introducing modernism to New Zealand art in the 20th century

Charles . F . Goldie

Born 20 October 1870

Died 1947 11 July

Known for his portrayal of Maori dignitaries

1935 Goldie was awarded

the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal

USED LITERATURE

NEW ZEALAND

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_art

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Angus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._F._Goldie

NEW ZEALAND

http://www.firstlighttravel.com/blog/prehistoric-maori-rock-art-a-window-into-early-new-zealand-occupation/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_McCahon

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