John Walsh
Marakihau, 2023
oil on unstretched sail cloth
1115 x 1910mm
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In John Walsh’s painting Marakihau, a mythical being soars above an endless sea. In te ao Māori, a marakihau is considered to be a taniwha, a supernatural sea creature or...
In John Walsh’s painting Marakihau, a mythical being soars above an endless sea. In te ao Māori, a marakihau is considered to be a taniwha, a supernatural sea creature or spirit whom some believe represent tūpuna that have taken up residence in the sea. Walsh’s work is an amalgamation of abstract and figurative painting, that questions how we might navigate the future.
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