Tariwai - Xylem - Original Carved Painting

- Hikurangi Edwards

Hikurangi Edwards is a Māori Artist based in Pōneke / Wellington, New Zealand.

Hikurangi applies layers of acrylic paint to custom-made framed plyboard & then steadily carves through the layers of paint - exposing the multiple colours layered beneath. The results are textured images rendered in negative relief that accentuates the stunning tonal variations & hand-carved details.

Hikurangi tells us about this piece: Tariwai - Xylem – the system within vascular plants that carries water throughout, which reminded me of the mauri or life force energy. This also helped me to teach a bit of biology to my big boy :)

Dimensions:
Diameter - 200mm


Paint Layers:
Colour Tone, Lazy River, 37 coats
Colour Tone, Care Free, 3 coats

Please Note -
The 'in situ mockup' is merely an example of visual representation within an environment and it does not truly reflect the size of the painting. Please refer to the measurements above for the exact dimensions of this work.