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x-d; Mr Cotton, Shane; 1994; 94/58
FromTe Manawa
Name/Title
x-d
x-d
About this object
Oil on canvas showing vertical and horizontal lines forming a scaffold like structure. Letters ( I, K, y, L, a, b, c and d) are written along the horizontal lines. Also sitting on the horizontals appear hill like shapes.
Oil on canvas showing vertical and horizontal lines forming a scaffold like structure. Letters ( I, K, y, L, a, b, c and d) are written along the horizontal lines. Also sitting on the horizontals appear hill like shapes.
Maker
Mr Cotton, Shane
Mr Cotton, Shane
Maker Role
Artist
Artist
Date Made
1994
1994
Place Made
New Zealand
Medium and Materials
Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas
Subject and Association Description
Shane Cotton is of Ngati Rangi, Ngati Hine, Te Uri Taniwha and also Pakiha descent. He went to the Illam School of Fine Arts and has also taught at Massey University in the Bachelor of Maori Visual Arts offered there. His work explores aspects of his bicultural heritage, as Cotton utilises an amalgamation of Maori and European iconography. In 1998 he was the recipient of the prestigious Frances Hodgkins fellowship offered by Otago University.
Shane Cotton is of Ngati Rangi, Ngati Hine, Te Uri Taniwha and also Pakiha descent. He went to the Illam School of Fine Arts and has also taught at Massey University in the Bachelor of Maori Visual Arts offered there. His work explores aspects of his bicultural heritage, as Cotton utilises an amalgamation of Maori and European iconography. In 1998 he was the recipient of the prestigious Frances Hodgkins fellowship offered by Otago University.
Collection
Collection of Te Manawa Museums Trust
Collection of Te Manawa Museums Trust
Credit Line
Purchased, 1994
Purchased, 1994
Object Type
Painting
Painting
Object number
94/58
94/58
