John Ioane
John works in a number of mediums, his early work being painting while his recent work includes sculpture, installation works, performance, and sound-scapes.
John Ioane graduated with a BFA from Elam School of Arts, Auckland
University 1985 and is currently completing a Master of Fine Arts
at AUT. John works in a number of mediums, his early work being
painting while his recent work includes sculpture, installation
works, performance, and sound-scapes. Vaka, which toured
New Zealand with SamoaContemporary, is a carved canoe sleekly
coated with epoxy creating a work that is reflective both visually
and conceptually.
John's work has been widely exhibited in New York, Australia
and New Zealand. One of his major installation Fale
Sa consists of 500 carved cowry shells and three
wooden totems that appear to come to life within a watery
audio-light scape. Inspired by natural forms and the poetics of
everyday life, Fale Sa (and similarly Maleosi)
connotes being rooted in one's culture and genealogical heritage as
a source of strength, adaptation and beauty, it is in
the permanent collection of the Auckland City Art Gallery. John was
nominated the CNZ Pacific Arts award for innovation and excellence
in 2005 and performed at the 2004 opening of "Paradise Now" at the
Asia Society Gallery in New York. A retrospective of John's work
and a new installation piece is being exhibited at the Whangarei
Museum in 2009.
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