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Unaunahi

Throughout the year this maori motif was used to mark the majority of my carvings. The unaunahi is one of the most used within the Tai Tokerau region. Usually in groups of 3 or 4 it does indeed look awesome when used in multiplies with haehae parallel lines.

Work experience

Over the past four months, my work experience involved carving with a local carver, Shane Whatarau. He has been able to bring me back up to speed again creating many different carved forms such as the tuere, mokomoko and other types of manaia. Within the realm of whakairo it is vital to keep in touch with other carvers to enhance your knowledge as well as your skills. Below are a few things created in that time.

This is a Ngapuhi mania called the Tuuere.
The Tuuere is a two headed mania that connects to each other by the mouth.





Mania

The single mania can be joined together at the lip to make a complete face.








Mokomoko

The mokomoko is regarded as a spiritual vessel and also a sign of abundance.


Whanaungatanga

Networking

One important part of Whakairo (Maaori carving) is networking with other carvers especially within the Tai Tokerau region. The reason for this is that the Tai Tokerau is without any carving schools. This is Shane Whatarau who has carved on many marae and has just finished the gateway/waharoa and the front entrance of his marae at Akerama. Shane shares alot of knowledge and skills with others and i am very grateful to have the opportunity to be invited to help carve a pouwhenua for Ngati Hau. Opportunities always come with networking.

On Longing


'Kotahitanga' Carved mdf board and chain links. 2007

Kotahitanga

To gain true Independence we must realize that we are all dependant on each other.

Government policies try to make us all individuals so we are always reliant on them. They segregate us and try to put us in rectangle boxes. When you are inside the box, they know that they have better control of you. However there are many throughout the land that get out of the box. They are the ones that find unity with others. Who express themselves for what they believe in. They are leaders, they are Maaori and Pakeha of New Zealand with a understanding of unity. These people are what government calls terrorists.

These contemporary poupou represent the unity of Maaori and Paakeha. Maaori are represented in the whakarei (design) patterns and the materials used (mdf and brass links) represent the modern world of the Paakeha. Standing together there is an aesthetic wow. The government are represented with the rectangular box shapes.

Feasibility study

Career Plans 3 yrs

2008 - study last yr Degree in Applied/Visual Arts at Te Tai Tokerau Wananga.

2009 - study last yr Degree in Iwi Development at Te Tai Tokerau Wananga
(program available in 2009) Te Pae Tahi

2010 - study last yr Degree in Whakairo at Te Tai Tokerau Wananga.
(program available in 2010)



Business plan 3 yrs (collective)

Within the next 3 yrs I have a vision of creating a Charitable Trust called Te Korowai Toi Ora (The cloak of living arts). The main focus is on Promoting Maoritanga (Things Maori), firstly to our own people on marae within the Te Tai Tokerau (the critics) and then to the eventually to the world.

People involved and skills to date

Jason Tepania is a Te reo Maori teacher and is the program facilitator for our Te reo Maori programs. He is a pou wha (stage 4) in Mau Rakau. 5yrs kapa haka, (Timatatanga roopu Whangarei). Song writer for Moteatea and Waiata. Dip in Te Pokairua Ngapuhi.


Rangi poa is very experienced in catering and has just graduated for her NZIM Dip in Accounting. Legalities researcher


Tane Matiu, NZIM smallbusiness, NZIM supervisory management, funding reasercher


Interested people

Nooere Allen is a Taa Moko artist currently doing monthly wananga with Te Rangitu Netana (who did Robbie williams) to promote Taa moko as an option for the upcoming youth.

Shane Whatarau is a experienced carver, has carved on many marae and has a Degree in Whakairo, teachers certificates also.



Outside help

Carol Bergham Business Facilitation service. Te Puni Kokiri also has mentoring programs.http://www.tpk.govt.nz/

Biznorth

Our Goals 1yr

- review our program with Te Puni Kokiri, funding options

- review our program and extend with new ideas.

- form the Trust

- networking with hapu

Personal Career Plan

Unlike other types of professions whakairo is a specialist profession. Its not like you can look up your local carver in the ph book. a carver needs to be carving for at least 10yrs to gain the experience and knowledge to not only know the diffrent cuts and designs that go into each peice but also the whakapapa and many karakia that goes with it. Another significate aspect is the spiritual language. This language comes from Io to our tupuna/ansestors and from our tupuna to the living vessels that are our living carvers of today.

Personal Qualities

  • entrepreneurism
  • focus
  • determination
  • curiosity
  • inspiration
  • integrity
  • motivated
  • passion
  • resourcefulness
  • spontaneous
  • synergistic
  • proactive
  • honest
  • trustworthy
  • open minded
  • persistent
  • generous
  • practical

Financial Resources

Deidre Crowe, National bank consultant, Whangarei. As my banking consultant Deidre has helped me secure a couple of loan applications that have funded my passion for carving. with these loans i have been able to further my art as a carver.

Curriculum Vitae

Tane Matiu
Po box 92 Maungakaramea
Whangarei
(09) 4329097
2007 - 2nd yr Degree in Applied/Visual arts at Te Tai Tokerau Wananga
2006 - 1 yr Degree in Applied/Visual arts at Te Tai Tokerau Wananga
2005 - Dip in Whakairo at Te Wananga o Aotearoa
2004 - 1st yr Dip Whakairo at Te Wananga o Aotearoa
2003 - Dip Te Pokairua Ngapuhi at Te Tai Tokerau Wananga
2002 - 1st yr dip Te Pokaitahi at Te Tai Tokerau Wananga
2001 - Pipitanga certificate in Te reo Tikanga
2000 - 1995 Prime caregiver for my parents

Korowai


Exegesis (space and materials)
In our brief we were given a task to respond to a selected piece of text. From the piece of text we were to form multiple 3D images out of paper. These images were to construct a picture giving life to the selected text and was only allowed to be placed on the wall.
The text I had chosen was "stand out in the crowd"
To do this I made one piece of paper unique in a cluster of pieces. As an emerging artist we also have to stand out in the crowd if we are to make a living from our art. To show that our art is unique. To capture the onlookers and to shift their perception of your art into an aesthetic wow. This is a awesome attribute to have when creating art for an exhibition. One comment that was interesting was, that it looked like feathers on a korowai draped on the wall.
At a personal level when i reflect back on our efforts as a class when we install these. I couldn't help feeling that, in this exercise everybody in our class was revealing something about themselves and how they go about creating art. Maybe all of this is done on a subconscious level.
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