Taryn Te Uira Beri descends from the Ngāti Toarangatira, Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngati Rauakawa tribes of the Wellington region, and currently resides in Ōtaki.
Her journey as a professional artist started in 2008 as a student studying at Toihoukura Māori Art School in Gisborne. She began a three-year tā moko apprenticeship with Mark Kopua to learn the tikanga (customs), culture, techniques, patterns and designs associated with this traditional practice and now specialises in taa moko, contemporary Māori painting, and adornment.
"LOVE LAND LINEAGE is a tribute to some of the most important things that make us Māori - our aroha, our whenua and our whakapapa. On a personal level, this series of work explores enduring themes that have informed my life and creative practice.
These works were inspired by the spectrum of light that makes up the language of colour, our Māori visual language of ancient symbolism that I have been steeped in for sixteen years as a tā moko artist, and also by my tūpuna Te Rauparaha who permeates my consciousness on a daily basis, especially since moving back to Ōtaki in recent months.
This collection was painted at the vicarage of Rangiātea Church in Ōtaki, and at Takapūwāhia Pā in Porirua, two significant places for me. I would like to give special thanks to my Rangiātea Church whanau who held space, light and love for me to bring these works to fruition. Special thanks also to certain whanau and friends who helped me along the way."
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- Toi Māori Gallery
- Level 4, 150 Featherston Street
- Wellington 6011
Taryn Te Uira Beri descends from the Ngāti Toarangatira, Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngati Rauakawa tribes of the Wellington region, and currently resides in Ōtaki.
Her journey as a professional artist started in 2008 as a student studying at Toihoukura Māori Art School in Gisborne. She began a three-year tā moko apprenticeship with Mark Kopua to learn the tikanga (customs), culture, techniques, patterns and designs associated with this traditional practice and now specialises in taa moko, contemporary Māori painting, and adornment.
"LOVE LAND LINEAGE is a tribute to some of the most important things that make us Māori - our aroha, our whenua and our whakapapa. On a personal level, this series of work explores enduring themes that have informed my life and creative practice.
These works were inspired by the spectrum of light that makes up the language of colour, our Māori visual language of ancient symbolism that I have been steeped in for sixteen years as a tā moko artist, and also by my tūpuna Te Rauparaha who permeates my consciousness on a daily basis, especially since moving back to Ōtaki in recent months.
This collection was painted at the vicarage of Rangiātea Church in Ōtaki, and at Takapūwāhia Pā in Porirua, two significant places for me. I would like to give special thanks to my Rangiātea Church whanau who held space, light and love for me to bring these works to fruition. Special thanks also to certain whanau and friends who helped me along the way."
