Te Au series I – XIII
| Weight | 8 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 850mm (H) x 640mm (W) x 40mm (D) |
| Framing | Black slim box frame with artwork floating on white background |
$4,850
Serene and meditative, Te Au is a reflection on journey, identity, and connection. Kaan delicately constructs seascapes where land, water, and sky dissolve into one, anchored by the presence of the waka and te marama, the moon. The curved form, what Kaan calls a ‘wing-tip’, is both canoe and feather. In te reo Māori, au holds many meanings, but here it evokes the wake of a canoe, a poetic metaphor for the ripples we leave behind as we navigate through life.
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There has been much written about Simon Kaan’s beautifully articulated printed and painted scapes. His soft focus, tranquil palette and finely stacked horizons, peppered with highly emotive and delicately rendered symbols and icons, have become a well-known and much-loved addition to the New Zealand art canon. But there is also a sense that there is something undisclosed, the strands of other more heavily loaded ideas lurking just below the surface of his serene visions of land and sea.
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