Under a Night Sky. Composition with Tunariki, Branches and Voids.

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CreatorDawe, BingNameUnder a Night Sky. Composition with Tunariki, Branches and Voids.Date Made2019Medium DescriptionPainted steel and bronzeObject NumberLU298Dimensions900 x 900 x 80mm (actual)Further informationFor 40 years, sculptor and printmaker Bing Dawe has drawn on the natural environment and our native species to inform his work. In his Under a Night Sky series, Dawe focuses on the vulnerability of tunariki (baby eel) - exploring both their presence and absence through the clever use of positive and negative space. This work comments on the intensification of rivers and waterways; human impact on the delicate ecological balance of our environment. Known for his expertise as an exceptional craftsman, Dawe successfully depicts both the beauty and delicacy of the natural world while also hauntingly showing a world in decline. Artwork CopyrightAll rights reservedKeywordsWater | waiFish | ikaEcologyKaitiakitanga | guardianshipSustainability | whanake taiao

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