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Tui Hobson Exhibition Opening Tamaki Makaurau artist Tui Hobson’s latest exhibition at The Charlotte Museum Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearoa draws on her Cook Island heritage and has an emphasis on the feminine form.
This exhibition is a celebration of a sculpture career that has spanned 3 decades and includes pieces from works created in 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 Aotearoa 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
We will be hosting Tui for an artist talk on Saturday 22 February.
Tickets avalable via EventFinda
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/artist-talk-with-tui-hobson/auckland/freemans-bay
All proceeds from the artist talk go towards supporting the museum.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1A Howe St, Freemans Bay, Auckland 1011, New Zealand, 1A Howe St, Freemans Bay, Auckland 1011, New Zealand,Auckland, New Zealand
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