POEM: THE LAND BETWEEN MY TOES
poem:
its the difference between
being
and owning
surging
and standing
living
and landing
she said
she’d read
he said
have
not am
I keep
the am
anyway
–Salina Tusitala Marsh
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 21.1.13~
TA MOKO OF THE DAY – CHEY MILNE INTERWEAVES IWI MAORI LEGACIES
Q. Do most Maori have ta moko art?
A. No. A lot of Maori and New Zealanders do though. Los Angeles has three artists who do ta moko design too.
Featured ta moko design, Nga Puhi design. Model: Chey Milne of Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, Nga Puhi and Ngai Tahu.
Pop culture reference: Moko.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 21.1.13~
TEEN INVENTOR & ARTIST YAYA LU IS A BIT AUSSIE SPESH SMART AS A DESIGNER
A new breed of teens are arising. At 16, Yaya Lu has designed a voice-activated wheel chair. So clever. A true artist.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 16.1.13~
V – PART II – WAITING ON PROPHESIES
We are… we are… we are…
Waiting on… prophesies.
–song lyrics: Moana Maniapoto MNZM & The Tribe.
image: instagram models
Written in the skies, Maori people have always read identity and gleaned knowledge via how prophesy is communicated to us, in various forms of expression. It’s a part of who we are, who Aotearoa is, has always been and what New Zealand is to come. Polynesia peoples also have stories of the same in their original home whenua lands.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 16.1.13~
MAORI MODEL YASMIN BIDOIS – PHOTOGRAPH
Image: A Yasmin Bidois photograph. Photog: Dave Shields.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.1.13~
囍
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 25.12.12~
陳逸飛
Art: cinematic realism qualities of 陳逸飛.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 25.12.12~
IN PRINCIPO LIGHT WHEELS
wheels within wheels...–Artwork: Panel 1 of 32: Armadio degli Argenti, 1455 AD. Artwork: Fra Angelico/ Fra Giovanni – early Rennaissance artist - referencing the BC622-BC520 revelationary gifts of a spirit artist scribe. (more…)
REMBRANDT REFLECTIONS
Rembrandt’s artwork, 1635. For an education click on pic links for a journey back in time.
Peace!
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 17.12.12~
ART – TIKI WITH MONARCH BUTTERFLY WINGS – BRAD NOVAK
"It would have kept both wings of their party together"...
New Zealand imagines change.
–Art image: Tiki with Danaus Plexippus Wings, Brad Novak–The Big Idea website of art.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 16.12.12~
CAFE’s, OPSHOPS, ANTIQUE STORES & ENCHANTED FOREST CUBICLE TOURISM PHOTOGRAPHY ART
“Cafes and opshops and antique stores” are places to visit over summer in New Zealand, apparently. Excellent!
That and star gazing and creating enchanted forest cubicles from tourism photography of NZ landscapes too after touring, New Zealand too. :)
Art: Alenka of Sydneyshares: “So I embarked on a little diorama project after being inspired by the majestic landscape of Lake Tekapo on the south island of New Zealand. I could stay there forever. This place is famous for it’s cerulean blue lake, oceans of night stars and auroras.. ah the marvels of this planet.–YellowPaperKite blog.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 15.12.12~
MAINZEAL ARCHITECTURE PARNELL, WHERE CONSTRUCTION ROCKS
With a combination of clever architects and a capable construction company some modern buildings are being created in Auckland City.
Photo: The Geyser Parnell building: This NZGBC 6 Star Office Design rated building has a fully-active openable double-skin facade.
Find out more at MainZeal. Urban corporate architecture art. So winning.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.12.12~
THE USA’s FASCINATION WITH MAORI & NEW ZEALAND ART
Popular with the U.S today is: MAORI ART & TEN NEW ZEALAND POSTS
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.12.12~
WHITE LIGHT ARTISTS – JAPAN & USA
“There are two kinds of light – one invisible.”
–Bhudist Mariko Mori, a pearly and abstract wings artist of Japan explains the creative process.
[Photo: White Fish Lake, July 4th USA: Dave Hampton Fine Art Print]
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 9.12.12~
ON THE WORD “RAPE”
the word rape means “the wanton destruction or spoiling of a landscape and place.”
–defintion two, Oxford English dictionary. Or a “heist” of the earth’s goodness that’s just one way.
Artwork: Every Snow from the Earth Day With Soup art collection by New Zealand’s Mandy Barker as seen on Lightbox Time’s website.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 1.12.12~
LA TUA SEMPLICITA OPERA – JOSH GROBAN & PALCIDO DOMINGO
Beautiful music is: La Tua Semplicitá, the duet by Josh Groban and Placido Domingo.
It reminds me of the nights I would go to Los Angeles Opera and see Domingo’s handiwork on stage with the California talent he was developing. We have still to build an Opera House in NZ. Or… An Opera Centre that exists solely for the art of Opera to be sung in every day.
How else do talent get better, unless encouraged to sing?
Take a listen.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.11.12~
NAOMI CAMPBELL’S STILL GOT IT – INTERVIEW MAGAZINE COVER SUPERMODEL PORTRAIT 2012 WITH KATE MOSS
Wow!
Some mothers do have ‘em. Supermodel kids that defy time.
In this Interview Magazine photo by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot, Naomi and Kate are forever young. Freaks of nature, still! :)
~Posted by Horiwoodbog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.11.12~
AUTHOR GREG McGEE WINS A BOOK PRIZE 2012
Quote of the day: “Jesus, I’m too old for this.”
When I went to college (university) and studied, during creative writing class all of the tutors used to talk about The Katherine Mansfield Literary Award. Their eyes would light up, like… like… all of the people sitting at the table at the Oscars Awards show in Hollywood, when the nominees names were read out… before the winner took to the stage and made Oscars magic for a billion+ people watching the show.
Everyone would clutch their chests or put a hand to a square jaw thoughtfully and imagine they’d be one of the nominees the next year as each award was read out. As I wasn’t an actor, the organisers insisted that foreign press were to sit with actors at tables, I thought they were all really cute caught up in the zenith of emotions the way they were. They were the ideal audience. Famous, talented, studio pets, almost Oscar worthy, so close to it, the toast of Hollywood. Their dream right there. I was not the ideal audience. After all, with my foreign press ticket, I was even lucky to go and see the Oscars and report on them. To even be there was like winning the journalist Oscars for someone from NZ. Though I never really thought I was a journalist either. Yet my visa said I was. So… when the awards were announced, the moment was surreal to witness, like a Katherine Mansfield award in NZ is for people who claim to be proper writers.
Some, work their entire lives to write and win a KMA. This year’s winner, doesn’t sound like they did. What a hoot! :)
Anyway, this year’s winner of the Katherine Mansfield Award is Greg McGee, 62.
He’s off to France he reckons to write up a storm.
His latest book The Open Side co-written with Richie McCaw has smashed records of a book sold in New Zealand (6o,ooo first print run sold out) and with Christmas shopping to get done for most Kiwi families, it’s a winner. I am reading the book in summer.
Congratulations. (more…)
JUSTICE, DEMOCRACY, INEQUALITY & THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – 22nd NOVEMBER 2012
Artwork: Democracy by Los Angeles artist Guillermo Bert.
The Horiwood Top Ten are:
1. Russia’s Natalia Pereverzeva speaks out against ‘elitist’ greed
2. Tim Groser, John Key, Obama, Guillard & buds in Cambodia
3. Sarah Shahi
4. New Zealand’s Stephen Jennings pulls out of Russia -RenCap News
7. Human Rights reform – Barack Obama for Myanmar
8. Salvador Dali - Theology, The West Hollywood years
10. Iron Lions – Russell Crowe‘s new film
Justice by Guillermo Bert. Photos: My own. April 2010.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 22.11.12~
RACHEL HUNTER IS PHOTOGRAPHED by CHRIS SISARICH
Participating in a beautiful struggle art exhibition, Rachel Hunter was also snapped by photographer Chris Sisarich.
As Aaron Milne would say in New Zealand… absoultely smash palace stunning. ;)
Pretty filthy real.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 21.11.12~
RUGBY FOOTBALL’S RICHIE McCAW, 46th MOST VOTED STAR 2012
In a year where the top 100 trends were theme and issues ranked more so than sole individuals, rugby’s Richie McCaw checks in as the 46th most voted star of 2012.
His new book reveals one side of a gruelling career in rugby football, captaining the World Champions, The New Zealand All Blacks team.
A master strategist at what he does and the media sound bite, whether he is on or off the rugby pitch, I always see Richie as a very very talented artist. His peers say he is the best captain the All Blacks side has ever had.
Read the book. I plan to read it for summer 2013.
In a tough year of maxing chances, congratulations for making the list.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 20.11.12~
C.F GOLDIE PAINTS PATARA TE TUHI IN STUDIO 1901
Photo: In studio, artist C.F Goldie paints Patara Te Tuhi in 1901.
Most read sections* on 70th Golden Globes night 2013 are:
1o. Top Ten
*The website consists of: 9,100+ different sections (diverse content) across 22.500+ different blog posts. Happy journeying. :)
Artwork: The Art of Chess in precious metals. A USA commentary. Photo: My own.
Interesting websites are: Tai Awatea.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 14.1.13~
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