Tag: New Zealand
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Maori Bikies Pay Respect To The Christchurch Victims By Performing An Emotional Haka Dance
On March 15, 2019, the world’s been shaken by the heartless terror attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, when a shooter opened fire on unsuspecting Muslims during Friday Prayer. The attacks that took place at the Al Noor Mosque and at the Linwood Islamic Centre, and took 50 lives, leaving 50 other injured. Far-right extremism, white…
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The Beauty of New Zealand with an I Phone
Photographer by accident.
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Artist Explores the Near Extinction of Māori Face And Body Tattoos in New Zealand
Photojournalist Michael Bradley‘s latest series, Puaki, focuses on tā moko, the permanent markings on the face and body practiced by New Zealand’s indigenous culture, the Māori. Bradley came across the concept for Puaki when looking at wet plate images where people’s tattoos often didn’t appear. It is not known if this technique was deliberately used…
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Powerful Photos of New Zealand’s infamous Mighty Mongrel Mob
New Zealand, the land of the long white cloud and some of the most picturesque land you’re ever likely to see, also has an unknown dark side that photographer Jono Rotman explores in his powerful series of mob portraits. He managed to get members of New Zealand’s infamous Mighty Mongrel Mob, the largest in the nation, to…
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Affordable art – what does that mean?
The wonders of modern technology (mostly Google – but we don’t feel comfortable giving them all the credit) tell us at artFido that what most people are looking for when it comes to buying art online is affordable art. Not modern art. Not beautiful art. Not contemporary or Aboriginal art. Affordable art. Now affordable art…
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INSTAGRAM: BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS
Mindlessly double-tapping through Instagram can quickly turn into a black hole of nail art, puppies in costumes, and half-naked Rihanna. Looking for a more cultured and entertaining 20 minute diversion? Here’s some awesome artist and art-world Instagram accounts that you should definitely follow: www.artfido.com @artFido http://instagram.com/artfido No bias here! Although we haven’t been on Instagram…
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How to catalogue Aboriginal art – The ACAA confirms standard guidelines
Aboriginal art has played a huge roll in raising awareness of Aboriginal culture, myth, and community within Australia and throughout the world. It has also been instrumental in addressing some of the inequalities Aboriginals suffered at the hands of colonial Australians. The first Aboriginal Australian citizen, Albert Namatjira, gained his citizenship as a direct result…
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How to sell art online – the artFido.com way
Trying to get your head around how to sell art online really isn’t that different to trying to understand selling art offline. It all comes down to helping buyers imagine adding the piece to their collection or having it feature in their home or office. However, there are certain things you can do to help…
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New Zealand art, New Zealand artists and artFido
Australia and New Zealand have many things in common. We share a monarchy for a start. But our similarities don’t stop with the Crown. We both enjoy amazing landscapes and isolated borders. We both have rich indigenous cultures and successful sporting histories. We share a proud military past and a hopeful commercial future. However when…
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Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read – Criminal, Comedian, Artist, Aussie
Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read. It’s a name most Australians over the age of 20 will be familiar with. A name that brings fear, loathing, laughter and pride all at the same time. Chopper, as we will respectfully refer to him from this point, was recently diagnosed with liver cancer. In his traditional style, Chopper took…