PHIL MOKARAKA BERRY
Gisborne, Tairawhiti - New Zealand



Original Artworks (11)

Phil Mokaraka Berry; Horses At Sunset, 2016, Original Painting Acrylic, 40 x 30 inches. Artwork description: 241 Horses galloping in the clouds. ...
Phil Mokaraka Berry
Original Acrylic Painting, 2016
40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
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Phil Mokaraka Berry; Papatuanuku Mother Earth 2, 2017, Original Painting Acrylic, 30 x 40 inches. Artwork description: 241 Painting portrays Papatuanuku - mother earth by using imagery carved by our ancestors years ago.  ...
Phil Mokaraka Berry
Original Acrylic Painting, 2017
30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
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Phil Mokaraka Berry; Papatuanuku Mother Earth, 2017, Original Painting Acrylic, 30 x 40 inches. Artwork description: 241 This painting depicts Papatuanuku - mother earth by using imagery created and carved by our ancestors. ...
Phil Mokaraka Berry
Original Acrylic Painting, 2017
30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
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Phil Mokaraka Berry; Te Haerenga The Journey, 2017, Original Painting Acrylic, 40 x 30 inches. Artwork description: 241 This painting is about our journeys in life. ...
Phil Mokaraka Berry
Original Acrylic Painting, 2017
40 x 30 inches (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
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Phil Mokaraka Berry; Chev, 2015, Original Painting Acrylic, 55 x 71 cm. Artwork description: 241  Painting of Chev    ...
Phil Mokaraka Berry
Original Acrylic Painting, 2015
55 x 71 cm (21.7 x 28.0 inches)
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Phil Mokaraka Berry; Papatuanuku  Abstract Lan..., 2015, Original Painting Acrylic, 102 x 76 cm. Artwork description: 241  This painting is about Paptuanuku - Earth Mother   ...
Phil Mokaraka Berry
Original Acrylic Painting, 2015
102 x 76 cm (40.2 x 29.9 inches)
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Phil Mokaraka Berry; Ko Rona Me Te Marama, 2015, Original Painting Acrylic, 55 x 71 cm. Artwork description: 241  This painting is about Rona, a Maori women who was captured by the Marama ( moon) .   ...
Phil Mokaraka Berry
Original Acrylic Painting, 2015
55 x 71 cm (21.7 x 28.0 inches)
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Phil Mokaraka Berry; Separation, 2005, Original Painting Acrylic, 120 x 120 cm. Artwork description: 241 A Contemporary Maori art painting of Rangi and Papatuanuku being separated. ...
Phil Mokaraka Berry
Original Acrylic Painting, 2005
120 x 120 cm (47.2 x 47.2 inches)
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Phil Mokaraka Berry; Rangi And Papa, 2005, Original Painting Acrylic, 80 x 100 cm. Artwork description: 241 This painting represents the separation of Rangi ( sky father) and Papatuanuku ( earth mother) by one of their sons, Tanemahuta...
Phil Mokaraka Berry
Original Acrylic Painting, 2005
80 x 100 cm (31.5 x 39.4 inches)
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Phil Mokaraka Berry; Whanau Family, 2005, Original Painting Acrylic, 41 x 41 cm. Artwork description: 241 Painting of myself and family, watching the sunrise at Muriwai, Tairawhiti, New Zealand. ...
Phil Mokaraka Berry
Original Acrylic Painting, 2005
41 x 41 cm (16.1 x 16.1 inches)
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Phil Mokaraka Berry; Heron Kotuku, 2005, Original Painting Acrylic, 80 x 100 cm. Artwork description: 241 In Maori oratory, the most telling compliment is to liken someone to Kotuku ( White Heron) . It symbolizes everything rare and beautiful. The Kotuku also symbolizes strength and Maori chiefs wore the feathers to show their mana ( power) . ...
Phil Mokaraka Berry
Original Acrylic Painting, 2005
80 x 100 cm (31.5 x 39.4 inches)
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Artist Statement

Ko Whakatere te Maunga
Ko Waima te Awa
Ko Maamari te Waka
Ko Te Mahurehure te Hapu
Ko Nga Puhi te Iwi
Ko Tuhirangi te Marae

Kia ora,
Phil Mokaraka Berry has been producing Contemporary Maori Art works for over ten years. His work consists of Maori myths and traditions based on well known stories and beliefs. He has produced a large series on Maui and his exploits and his final demise. Other works involve the connection between Papatuanuku (mother earth) and Maori and the sacredness of our whenua (land). He has also produced works on Kaitiaki (guardians), trying to capture the Mauri (life force) and the guardianship role of them and the relationship to their and our environments. His works are always evolving, sometimes simplifying, sometimes complex He uses the kowhaiwhai (maori designs)as a symbol of being and celebrating being Maori and also linking back towards our/my Whakapapa (heritage). ...

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