Replicant 29
Acrylic on linen, 1000 x 1000 x 70mm
‘Replicant 29’ is one of x7 paintings in a series titled ‘Ngā uri ā Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga’ commissioned by ‘ConceptioArt’, Hong Kong. The series first uses the Western notion of the hero, where the hero is always male, and the male is always ‘White’, to open a dialogue inclusive of Māori notions of mana (greatness) by exploring the pūrākau (legendary...