Para Matchitt
The Carver III

Artwork Detail
This vibrant painting captures the moment when a carver is about to strike his chisel with his mallet to remove a chip of wood from a larger-than-life form. The impending chisel cut is hidden from view allowing the carver to face the moment in private. A huddle of onlookers bear witness to the event and one can imagine them seemingly holding time still… yet bestowing mana onto the transformation and future of contemporary Māori art.
- Title
- The Carver III
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 1964
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 820 x 990 x 55 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2007
- Accession no
- 2007/27
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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