E. Mervyn Taylor, 'Te kotuku rerenga tahi', 1949 - Print - wholesale New Zealand Artists

E. Mervyn Taylor, 'Te kotuku rerenga tahi', 1949 - Print - wholesale New Zealand ArtistsErnest Mervyn Taylor was a wood engraver, painter, illustrator, sculptor and designer, born in Auckland in 1906. In the course of his career as a freelance artist, Mervyn was fascinated in his art with depicting Maori life and legends within his nationalist art movement. This movement sought to capture the particular qualities of New Zealands landscape and culture. Mervyn took on the role as being both an artist and communicator, for he wanted his art

biogeography

He did this through some of his own private press publications on Maori myths and legends

while fun and engaging text in te reo Māori and English invites children to inspect each artwork closely for intriguing details

a new chapter celebrates stunning contemporary kākahu that have come into the Te Papa collection since 2011

Pages: 376

as ‘you cannot draw them true to life and at the same time perfectly in harmony with the rules of the art of painting’

In this generous book

Māori scholars and writers share the traditional knowledge passed down the generations by word of mouth

An English language edition of this book is available here

and everything in between

who was four years her junior

Bensemann made at least six drawings and paintings of Angus