Blog 2 term 2 new zealand painting

SHANE COTTON
Sons of God(s), 2010
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 150 cm

This painting gave me a view of what Cotton was trying to say for example the gun is like god it can take away peoples life's or protect them from anybody that tries to do them harm. So by seeing this painting i decided to choose Shane Cotton as my New Zealand artist to do a response to.

Te Waiwhariki 2004 (detail)
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
180.0 x 160.0 cm


This painting seems to be a self-portrait of Ngāpuhi chief Hongi Hika (c1780–1828), who was a key role in the new zealand musket wars. Shane Cotton uses native and exotic birds to his moko. it is seem to be a symbol of hope, the future nd as warnings alongside a painted target. The painting is named after one of many Hika's guns and a famous battle between Ngāti Maru and Ngāpuhi. 









The meaning of After in terms of painting is most likely a response or responding to the painting the you have selected or that has inspire you.

This painting gave me a view of what Cotton was trying to say for example the gun is like god it can take away peoples life's or protect them from anybody that tries to do them harm. So by seeing this painting i decided to choose Shane Cotton as my New Zealand artist to do a response to.Shane cottons work stood out to me so i decided to do a response to him, then i had found this picture and decided to do a response to this by changing the texts from "Sons of God is" to my reply or response "Your God" and just giving the viewers to think about my response, giving who ever sees this thinks of their god or religion.

ABSTRACTION
the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities,specific objects, or actual instances. An impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic.

FIGURATIVE
of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal:The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.” Synonyms: metaphorical,not literal, symbolic.representing by means of a figure or likeness, as in drawing or sculpture.