Pīwakawaka Series 1- 4
Artist: Rose Petterson
Size: approx 185mm length
Medium: 3D printed PLA plastic
Price: $85 each RRP
Exhibition: Mar 2016
Harbourview Sculpture Trail
Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland
Pīwakawaka Fusion is a series of fantail birds, 3D printed with an intricate and delicate looking ‘lace-like’ framework. The ‘lace’ is made up of a blending of cultural patterns of Māori, Victorian, Chinese and Middle Eastern origin.
Pīwakawaka Fusion reflects on the integration or fusing of peoples, religions and races. As global migration increases, we can either hold on tightly to our cultural and religious identities or merge and blend our ideas and values with other cultures.
Cultural identity is easily lost as different cultures and races amalgamate, but this blending also gives opportunity to explore the integration of opposites and produce beautiful cultural combinations where the cultures reference one another to create a unique cultural fusion.