Far North River Valley Original Painting

The painting "Far North River Valley" is a powerful and explicit illustration of Joanne Barrett's deeply conceptual art practice. Drawing on her connection to te whenua o Aotearoa, the work is a stunning layering of history and landscape.

Reflecting the view where the upper Hokianga Harbour and Omanaia River meet and the bottom section represents the foundation of her art: rich, vertical, carved lines that denote whakapapa and generations of growth.

This base layer of ancestry is then deliberately separated by a sweeping arc, which acts as a window or a frame for the conceptualised landscape above. 

This artwork masterfully merges graphic structure with profound cultural symbolism. It invites the viewer to look beyond the surface and acknowledge the deep history that lies beneath the contemporary landscape.

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