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Join us for a fantastic opportunity to dive into the mind of the artist behind the exhibition as Tui walks the exhibit, discussing the pieces in her show. Tickets are available in EventFinda via the link.
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/artist-talk-with-tui-hobson/auckland/freemans-bay
All proceeds go to supporting the museum.
Tamaki Makaurau based artist Tui Hobson’s latest exhibition at The Charlotte Museum Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine draws on her Cook Island heritage and an emphasis on the feminine form.
The exhibition celebrates a sculpture career spanning 3 decades and includes pieces the 1990s through to the present day. Tui began carving female nudes in a relief format and progressed to sculpting freestanding works that range from small-scale pieces to large outdoor works. Tui works in recycled native woods, stone, cast glass and, most recently, in bronze.
Alongside the androgenous and feminine forms that are present in much of her work we see the enduring influence of the Pacific Islands, in particular the pattern of tivaevae, an art in which Tui’s grandmother was an expert practitioner. Themes of navigation and migration are evident too in many of Tui’s pieces and the exhibition will include examples of her intricately patterned Pacific oars and vaka-shaped benches.
Tui has undertaken commissions and residencies in NZ and internationally.
Her public outdoor works include carved seats for the Le Quesnoy commemorative gardens in Northern France and most recently a carved pou for the gardens of a Tamaki Makaurau rehabilitation centre.
www.tuihobson.com
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1a Howe Street, Freemans Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
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