29 April - 27 May

Rīhari Warnock

Piripiri

Piripiri; to keep close, close together, cling

Growing up in the Manawatū I felt close to the awa. In the moonlight I would wonder, what’s beneath the rippling wai Māori? Tuna, swimming with the currents, the grey stillness of the rocks, and dried rākau banking and twisting the rivers edge. Three ducks resting and waiting for their moment to swim.

Piripiri, 2023

Aerocolour black ink and blank ink pen on 600gsm arches coldpress paper, 1770 x 780mm

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Rīhari Warnock is a Manawatū born artist whose whakapapa is to Ngāti Manu and Ngāpuhi. Rīhari works and lives on Waiheke Island where he practices art and studies Māori studies and Te reo Māori. Rīhari has always been an artist; his grandmother Joyce and Father Mark introduced him to art at a young age and ever since Rīhari has been producing art at a prolific rate. Since he can remember, Rīhari has been fascinated by the natural world and it has always been central to what he creates. Rīharis’ background in tattooing pushed him to experiment with contrast, scale, and shape and has played an integral role in developing his unique art style. Since 2017 Rīhari has been on a journey of reconnection with his Māori whakapapa, a process that has transformed him as an artist. Stemming from his journey of reconnection with te ao Māori, his art practice focuses on the natural world, and remembering and paying respect to the species and taonga of Aotearoa.

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