Our focus for today's activity was based around kowhaiwhai patterns.
First, we learnt about Tānerore. Tānerore is the son of Tama-nui-te-ra and performs the haka for his mother Hine-raumati. Māori people believe that on some occasions, when the weather is very hot and the air shimmers, you can see Tānerore perform the haka.
I created a kowhaiwhai pattern that represents two hearts joined together. The reason for this is because in your lifetime, people can join hearts with one another and create a strong relationship. The symmetry of my kowhaiwhai pattern is how the hearts are repeated and the natural wave in between the hearts.
I enjoyed this activity a lot because I learnt a lot during this activity. Something that I learnt was that many people can have different perspectives depending on the type of art you are presenting.
Kia ora Farzana,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your wonderful kowhaiwhai. I especially love the meaning of the hearts joining - this is a lovely idea! You have clearly coloured this in so well too. Ka pai!
Understanding that people have different perspectives on art is such a great thing to learn. Everyone interprets things differently with art! Do you think this is the case with reading too?
I look forward to seeing more of your work!
Mā te wā,
Charlotte
Kia Ora Charlotte,
DeleteThank you very much for commenting on my blogpost! I very much agree that this is the same with reading. Reading different types of texts can change a person's mindset and create a new understanding whether it is fictional or non-fictional. If you were to create a kowhaiwhai pattern, what would it represent?
Thank you!