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A Crucifixion

Reuben Paterson
A Crucifixion
 2012

Medium
glitter and synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Measurements
195.1 × 300.1 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Contemporary, 2012
© Reuben Paterson, courtesy Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland

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Gallery location
The Ancient World
Level 2, NGV International

 

About this work

Reuben Paterson’s painting draws on the traditional Māori Kowhaiwhai (pattern) the Puhoro, commonly used in thigh tattoos for men and women. The Puhoro depicts the wake of a waka (canoe) moving through the water as well as the wearer’s whakapapa (genealogy). Rendered in Paterson’s signature glitter – a reference to the artist’s childhood experiences of the glistening waters and sparkling black sand beaches of Tamaki Makarau’s west coast – A crucifixion rearticulates and extends Māori expression into the present.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Auckland, New Zealand

Inscription
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.r.: A Crucifixion. / Reuben Paterson / 2012

Accession Number
2012.335

Department
Pacific Art

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