Taranaki - the erosion of Papatuanku

Artist
Cliff WHITING (Te Whanau a Apanui, b.1936, d.2017)

Description
This painting depicts the Maori earth mother, Papatuanuku, with a red ochre interior and a koru (spiral) design, which denotes energy and growth. The surface of her denuded body depicts Mount Taranaki and the Pouakai Ranges. The painting dates from the mid-1960s when the artist lived in Stoke and had recently visited New Plymouth. He was very attracted to the mountainscape but dismayed at the level of land clearance and erosion for farming.
Medium
Acrylic on board
Measurements
Dimensions: 2 - Frame: 641 x 944mm
Subject place
Mount Taranaki, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand
Related information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Whiting
Credit line
Gifted by the Motueka District Museum Trust Board in 2009
Accession number
1088

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