2emailprintChristchurch-based artist Riki Manuel is a master carver, moko artist, printmaker and volunteer art teacher. He established the Te toi Mana Maori Art Gallery in 1984 with the help of Chris Doig, the then-director of the Arts Centre. He is now working out of a mobile studio on his property after the Arts Centre was [...]
Karen L. Hudson, former About.com Guide They say that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. In many cases, this is true. Imitation is important in many cultures. Children learn by imitating their parents. Teens seek acceptance from their peers by imitating fashion trends, choices in music and even linguistic phrases. Even adults will often imitate their [...]
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A photo in a recently launched coffee table book of Nicole Scherzinger (former Pussy Cat dolls singer) has drawn interesting comment on Facebook. The photos, shot by renowned fashion photographer Raphael Mazzucco and edited by Jimmy Iovine and Sean Coombs, seeks to ”subtly push society’s standards of beauty – showing off a more genuine, bold, and [...]
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tattooed mummies in ancient Egypt, Crusaders who branded their foreheads with crosses, and New Zealand’s inked Maori warriors were fodder for an unusual conference at a Vatican university Tuesday on the role of tattoos in shaping identity. “Into the Skin: identity, symbols and history of permanent body marks” was the brainchild [...]
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BY KRIS DANDO | MAKING HIS MARK: Mark Kopua hard at work on one of his designs he free-hands the client’s moko on the skin before his tools come out. Photo: NORM HEKE Porirua’s newest moko studio is open for business. The Moko Ake studio, run by renowned carver and moko artist Mark Kopua, had [...]
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