# Wi Taepa
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Wi Te Tau Pirika Taepa (born 1946, in Wellington) is a New Zealand ceramicist of Ngāti Pikiao, Te-Roro-o-Te-Rangi, Te Arawa and Te Āti Awa descent. He is recognised as a significant figure in contemporary New Zealand ceramics, and a leading figure in contemporary Māori clay art.
== Early career and training ==
After leaving school, Taepa worked as a window display designer for a Wellington department store for five years.
Clay artist Wi Taepa’s retrospective
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For more than 30 years senior Maori clay artist Wi Taepa has loved getting his hands dirty. His approach is determinedly low-tech. He builds his vessels by hand, fires them in sawdust, and uses oxides and other clay slips that have served him well during his long career.
Conversations with Indigenous Artists
Indigenous artists attended a recent taa moko and tatau wānanga in Tauranga where stories about the oppression and revival of their customs formed part of the discussions. Tiffany Adams of the Chemehuevi tribe of Southern California and Konkow Nisenan of the Sierra Foothills, provides an insight in…
Whakatāuki for 21 July 2013
Te Kore, Te Po, Te ao Marama. The void, the darkness into the world of light. Explained by Wi Taepa nō Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao.
Whakatāuki for 28 July 2013
Te Kore, Te Po, Te Ao Marama. The void, the darkness into the world of light. Explained by Wi Taepa nō Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao.
Stevei Houkāmau and traditional clay sculpture
Artist Stevei Houkamau originally planned to study Ta Moko before she was seduced by the feeling of clay in her hands and her ability to carve into it. It was 2011 when she met members of the Nga Kaihanga Uku - the Maori Clayworkers Collective. They included the late Manos Nathan, Baye Riddel and t…
Ep 39 Simon Kaan
In this episode, I sit down with Ōtepoti based artist Simon Kaan at Sanderson gallery in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Simon is of Ngāi Tahu, Chinese and Pākeha descent. He has a Diploma of Fine Arts, with Honours, from Otago Polytechnic, and has works held in numerous public and private collections including …
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