Comments for Sofia Minson Oil Painting http://blog.newzealandartwork.com New Zealand Artwork Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:13:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Comment on Watch this video of Tiki Taane’s response to my paintings of him with full-face Moko by Faisal Jabbar http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/2011/12/01/watch-this-video-of-tiki-taanes-response-to-my-2-massive-oil-portraits-of-him-with-full-face-moko/#comment-285 Faisal Jabbar Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:13:52 +0000 http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/?p=1444#comment-285 Awesome video! He is definitely well-versed to speak on the topic from a contemporary viewpoint, Insightful. Thanks for sharing :) Awesome video! He is definitely well-versed to speak on the topic from a contemporary viewpoint, Insightful. Thanks for sharing :)

]]> Comment on Watch this video of Tiki Taane’s response to my paintings of him with full-face Moko by Sofia Minson http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/2011/12/01/watch-this-video-of-tiki-taanes-response-to-my-2-massive-oil-portraits-of-him-with-full-face-moko/#comment-284 Sofia Minson Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:54:17 +0000 http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/?p=1444#comment-284 Thanks so much Jane. I do feel that this is a wonderful beginning to a new series of contemporary Maori portraits that will continue in 2012. Thanks for your support I really appreciate it! Thanks so much Jane. I do feel that this is a wonderful beginning to a new series of contemporary Maori portraits that will continue in 2012. Thanks for your support I really appreciate it!

]]> Comment on Watch this video of Tiki Taane’s response to my paintings of him with full-face Moko by Jane http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/2011/12/01/watch-this-video-of-tiki-taanes-response-to-my-2-massive-oil-portraits-of-him-with-full-face-moko/#comment-283 Jane Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:14:18 +0000 http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/?p=1444#comment-283 Hey Sofia! So totally awesome!! Love Tiki Taane and all he represents. Listening to him speak and seeing the connection between you both with similar heritage and both of you learning about where you belong and where you are from, what a fantastic collaboration! My favourite, and I believe this is your absolute best so far, is 'Tiki Taane'. Congratulations on your success Sofia, the Universe is certainly rewarding you with all you give out, well done you! x Hey Sofia! So totally awesome!! Love Tiki Taane and all he represents. Listening to him speak and seeing the connection between you both with similar heritage and both of you learning about where you belong and where you are from, what a fantastic collaboration! My favourite, and I believe this is your absolute best so far, is ‘Tiki Taane’. Congratulations on your success Sofia, the Universe is certainly rewarding you with all you give out, well done you! x

]]> Comment on Who are the custodians of Maori Visual Art? by teiwiata reweti http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/2011/09/13/who-are-the-custodians-of-maori-visual-art/#comment-145 teiwiata reweti Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:52:11 +0000 http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/?p=1088#comment-145 There is one thing that every single Maori has in common with each other , Whakapapa , and it is Whakapapa alone that everything Maori exist . No thats not a statement , it's the foundation for an answer . So who are the custodians ? . All maori who take it upon themselves to become holders of Toi Maori . Who do you ask ? . Anyone of these Maori , however ,i would suggest one should approach established practitioners of Toi Maori as their knowlege will be vast and secure in that they would trained in the correct arena/s in their chosen fields . But , in saying that , there are others that are just as equiped if not more knowlegable then the guns in the main stream , if you know where to look . I do think though that when asking for permission , one should think about what they are asking for . For non maori , it may seem a simple thing to ask for the use of Maori art forms as that is all it is to some , maori art . But for us to whom these things were left , when asked , we do not hear a request for our art , What we hear is , May we use your whakapapa to add to our art , and that is the brick wall most non Maori will find . So for many of us it's not that we don't want to share , it's just not that easy to give away our family lines . BTW i've seen your work on FB and they are awsome . There is one thing that every single Maori has in common with each other , Whakapapa , and it is Whakapapa alone that everything Maori exist .
No thats not a statement , it’s the foundation for an answer .
So who are the custodians ? .
All maori who take it upon themselves to become holders of Toi Maori .
Who do you ask ? .
Anyone of these Maori , however ,i would suggest one should approach established practitioners of Toi Maori as their knowlege will be vast and secure in that they would trained in the correct arena/s in their chosen fields .
But , in saying that , there are others that are just as equiped if not more knowlegable then the guns in the main stream , if you know where to look .
I do think though that when asking for permission , one should think about what they are asking for . For non maori , it may seem a simple thing to ask for the use of Maori art forms as that is all it is to some , maori art .
But for us to whom these things were left , when asked , we do not hear a request for our art , What we hear is , May we use your whakapapa to add to our art , and that is the brick wall most non Maori will find .
So for many of us it’s not that we don’t want to share , it’s just not that easy to give away our family lines . BTW i’ve seen your work on FB and they are awsome .

]]> Comment on Hey artists, are we “dancing bears”? by Sofia Minson http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/2011/10/13/the-dancing-bea/#comment-140 Sofia Minson Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:04:36 +0000 http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/?p=1175#comment-140 <em><strong>Email reply from Darcy Nicholas himself...</strong> I just came across your note on my kim hill interview. The dancing bear was actually Kims analogy not mine. I like your work but like mine if you put a match to it it burns. The only real thing about it is the paint and canvas. The reason why people pay a lot of money for a work of art is because it is touched by the hands of a `magician’ we call an `artist’. Great art always reflects the inner soul of the creator of the art but that is really an expression of the artists reality. In painting it is still canvas and paint. When it burns the only pain is imagined. The rest is just design and there is lots of that. We are all sometimes guilty of just doing design and there is nothing wrong with that it can be fun like dancing or any other casual past time that might fit kims analogy of the dancing bear. The only thing real about you is you. - and any children that follow from you. Kapa haka is not real by the way it is entertainment. The real kapa haka is done prior to or after battle. <strong>Darcy J Nicholas Contemporary Maori Artist Website: <a href="www.contemporarymaoriart.com" rel="nofollow">www.contemporarymaoriart.com</a></strong></em> Email reply from Darcy Nicholas himself…

I just came across your note on my kim hill interview. The dancing bear was actually Kims analogy not mine.

I like your work but like mine if you put a match to it it burns. The only real thing about it is the paint and canvas. The reason why people pay a lot of money for a work of art is because it is touched by the hands of a `magician’ we call an `artist’. Great art always reflects the inner soul of the creator of the art but that is really an expression of the artists reality. In painting it is still canvas and paint. When it burns the only pain is imagined.

The rest is just design and there is lots of that. We are all sometimes guilty of just doing design and there is nothing wrong with that it can be fun like dancing or any other casual past time that might fit kims analogy of the dancing bear.

The only thing real about you is you. – and any children that follow from you.

Kapa haka is not real by the way it is entertainment. The real kapa haka is done prior to or after battle.

Darcy J Nicholas
Contemporary Maori Artist
Website: http://www.contemporarymaoriart.com

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]]> Comment on Who are the custodians of Maori Visual Art? by Sofia Minson http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/2011/09/13/who-are-the-custodians-of-maori-visual-art/#comment-94 Sofia Minson Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:07:01 +0000 http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/?p=1088#comment-94 <em><strong>A Facebook comment - Jon wrote:</strong> There are established masters in traditional arts. For modern arts it could probably be whoever promotes themselves as 'custodians' the most & get corporate backing? Either way an artist should create something out of respect & sincerity & expect to be treated appropriately. I could whack a Viking Helmet on Mickey Mouse & call myself a 'Scandinavian Art Custodian' but a huge sale still shouldn't buy me any respect.</em> A Facebook comment – Jon wrote:

There are established masters in traditional arts. For modern arts it could probably be whoever promotes themselves as ‘custodians’ the most & get corporate backing?

Either way an artist should create something out of respect & sincerity & expect to be treated appropriately.

I could whack a Viking Helmet on Mickey Mouse & call myself a ‘Scandinavian Art Custodian’ but a huge sale still shouldn’t buy me any respect.

]]> Comment on Who are the custodians of Maori Visual Art? by Sofia Minson http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/2011/09/13/who-are-the-custodians-of-maori-visual-art/#comment-93 Sofia Minson Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:05:55 +0000 http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/?p=1088#comment-93 <em><strong>A Facebook comment - Maricia wrote:</strong> You are!</em> A Facebook comment – Maricia wrote:

You are!

]]> Comment on Maori Designs In Our Art – Appropriated or Legitimate? by Sofia Minson http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/2011/08/30/maori-designs-in-our-art-appropriated-or-legitimate/#comment-89 Sofia Minson Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:16:24 +0000 http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/?p=1053#comment-89 <em><strong>A Facebook comment - Sharon wrote:</strong> Hey Sof, after thinking about what you were saying re maori designs in art, check out the website: www.recycledmats.com.au It has maori designs, aboriginal desgins etc. Food for thought for your artwork...?</em> A Facebook comment – Sharon wrote:

Hey Sof, after thinking about what you were saying re maori designs in art, check out the website: http://www.recycledmats.com.au
It has maori designs, aboriginal desgins etc. Food for thought for your artwork…?

]]> Comment on Maori Designs In Our Art – Appropriated or Legitimate? by Sofia Minson http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/2011/08/30/maori-designs-in-our-art-appropriated-or-legitimate/#comment-85 Sofia Minson Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:56:11 +0000 http://blog.newzealandartwork.com/?p=1053#comment-85 <em><strong>An Email comment - Margie wrote:</strong> Hi Sofi, you are the one who has been responsible for my personal awakening to Maori art. Haven’t thanked you for that before, so shall now; thanks heaps Babe. I believe that if the evocative (for me) elements of Maori art can be highlighted, therefore introducing others to the form, then I am all for using art in its ‘impure’ form. I am not an art critic, an artist, and certainly not a purist, so can speak only from the perspective of someone who enjoys art. I suspect that this may be a position from which many of us stand. </em> An Email comment – Margie wrote:

Hi Sofi, you are the one who has been responsible for my personal awakening to Maori art. Haven’t thanked you for that before, so shall now; thanks heaps Babe. I believe that if the evocative (for me) elements of Maori art can be highlighted, therefore introducing others to the form, then I am all for using art in its ‘impure’ form. I am not an art critic, an artist, and certainly not a purist, so can speak only from the perspective of someone who enjoys art. I suspect that this may be a position from which many of us stand.

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