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Ngatai Taepa
- Name
- Ngatai Taepa
- Iwi/Ethnicity
- Ngāti Whakaue (Te Arawa)/Ngāti Whakaue/MāoriTe Āti Awa/Māori
- Date of Birth
- 1975
- Place of Birth
- Upper Hutt/Wellington (region)/New Zealand
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Biography
Ngataiharuru Taepa is a third-generation contemporary Māori artist. He graduated from Massey University’s Toioho ki Āpiti with a Bachelor of Māori Visual Arts in 2000 and a Masters in 2003.
Taepa explores the elegance of kōwhaiwhai using new materials and technology to create three-dimensional artworks that extend upon the visual vocabulary of the tradition, such as using the koru, pītau, koiri and mangōpare patterns and forms.
Taepa explores the elegance of kōwhaiwhai using new materials and technology to create three-dimensional artworks that extend upon the visual vocabulary of the tradition, such as using the koru, pītau, koiri and mangōpare patterns and forms.
Artworks by Ngatai Taepa (1)
Tane Mahuta - Manos Nathan Legacy
Ngatai Taepa
2015
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