Ui Po Ae Fau Ao (Tread the Night to build the Day)
Accession Number:
UC-DEP-1167
Sub Collection:
Departmental Art Sub Collection
Media:
Oil on canvas. 6 panels.
Description:
Produced during the artist's time as the inaugural Macmillan Brown Centre Artist in Residence in 1997. Ui Po Ae Fau Ao is a Samoan phrase referring to the work that must be put in before we can achieve success. It is a vibrant painting referencing traditional tapa patterns and Pacific forms.
Size:
Approx - 3000 x 1500 mm