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Ralph Hotere

Ralph Hotere

b. 1931 — d. 2013

Abstract Expressionism Minimalism Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism Conceptual Art

Timeline

Born 1931 — Died 2013

1960s

Black Painting

Black Painting

Woman

Woman

Black Painting, Indigo Violet VI

Black Painting, Indigo Violet VI

Red on black

Red on black

1970s

Tukua Mai He Kaponga Oneone Ki Au Hai Tangi (Send me a Handful of Soil)

Tukua Mai He Kaponga Oneone Ki Au Hai Tangi (Send me a Handful of Soil)

Kei Muri I Te Awe Kapara (Shadowed Behind the Tattooed Face)

Kei Muri I Te Awe Kapara (Shadowed Behind the Tattooed Face)

Song Cycle

Song Cycle

Drawing for Ian Wedde - Pathway to the Sea

Drawing for Ian Wedde - Pathway to the Sea

+3

1980s

Vive Aramoana

Vive Aramoana

Towards Aramoana (Drawing For A Black Window)

Towards Aramoana (Drawing For A Black Window)

Polaris

Polaris

Black Window

Black Window

+6

1990s

Black Cerulean

Black Cerulean

Port Chalmers XII

Port Chalmers XII

2010s

Hang in there Mate

Hang in there Mate

Works

26 artworks

Black Painting

Black Painting

, 1964

Woman

Woman

, 1965

Black Painting, Indigo Violet VI

Black Painting, Indigo Violet VI

, 1969

Red on black

Red on black

, 1969

Kei Muri I Te Awe Kapara (Shadowed Behind the Tattooed Face)

Kei Muri I Te Awe Kapara (Shadowed Behind the Tattooed Face)

, 1972

Tukua Mai He Kaponga Oneone Ki Au Hai Tangi (Send me a Handful of Soil)

Tukua Mai He Kaponga Oneone Ki Au Hai Tangi (Send me a Handful of Soil)

, 1972

Song Cycle

Song Cycle

, 1975

Drawing for Ian Wedde - Pathway to the Sea

Drawing for Ian Wedde - Pathway to the Sea

, 1975

The Seasons, Part I and II

The Seasons, Part I and II

, 1976

Na Muru Walters - Homai Tenei Haka

Na Muru Walters - Homai Tenei Haka

, 1976

Avignon Painting

Avignon Painting

, 1978

Vive Aramoana

Vive Aramoana

, 1980

Towards Aramoana (Drawing For A Black Window)

Towards Aramoana (Drawing For A Black Window)

, 1981

Polaris

Polaris

, 1983

Black Window

Black Window

, 1983

Working Drawing For Music Faculty, Auckland University

Working Drawing For Music Faculty, Auckland University

, 1985

Dawn/Water poem III (after Manhire)

Dawn/Water poem III (after Manhire)

, 1985

Untitled

Untitled

, 1988

Song Cycle

Song Cycle

, 1988

Black Phoenix

Black Phoenix

, 1988

Biko

Biko

, 1988

Port Chalmers XII

Port Chalmers XII

, 1999

Black Cerulean

Black Cerulean

, 1999

Hang in there Mate

Hang in there Mate

, 2011

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