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John Bevan Ford, Te Hono, paper 255 x 590 mm, early Reuben Patterson, The Kaiahuwhenua and his Three Sons ,
1980s 2001, 1720 x 1720mm

John Bevan Ford - Te hono

The art work has a
 geological theme as it’s got
mountains and other
landscapes on the
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background of the painting.
The painting is an abstract
work since it is hard to
identify what has been
drawn and the purpose of
the drawing, and it doesn’t
have a one dimensional
ideas.
I think it’s neither
tradiotional nor
contemporary because none
of them can be found
through the painting.
The subject of the painting
is, I guess, a big blanket
floating above mountains. It
is drawn in the centre of the
paining.
It is painted using different
coloured pens on paper
As the title of the painting
indicates, it is about the
connections
I think the painting suggests
an idea of unlimited
connections of the strands
of the carpet
This should be what the
artist is intended for.
Most of his paintings create
a dizziness to the audiences
It is very abstract. None of
the naturalistic paints can be
found.
This paint is not rather
contemporary but slightly
traditional since it is
implying the Maori culture’s
traditional symbols (twisted
fire-like hook symbols)
The paint is painted using
Both of these
are abstract glitters and those glitters can
clearly be seen .
artwork which
contain different Those paints indicate the
meanings other shapes of flowers and by
than what we using glitters, it amplifies the
can visually feeling of beauty that can be
see, such as its felt through flowers.
symbols and so
on. It is painted within a
context.
The feeling towards the
painting is not very positive
since I do not favour
abstract artworks. However,
this painting is clearly trying
to express the feeling of
prettiness of flowers using
different ways of painting.