Whānui and Tangaroa's navigation song (Lyra & the Whale)
1000 x 1000
Mixed Media - Paint, dress patterns, graphite, charcoal, metallic foil
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It appears that Whānui is the Maori name for bright star Vega - Vega is part of the 6-star constellation of Lyra. Tangaroa, a Maori Sea God, is sometimes represented as a whale. Instead of his potential antagonism towards the figure who’s lost at sea, both Tangaroa and Whānui sing a song describing directions to find home.
Forgive me that this is my own made-up mythology. It comes from a place of dreams and wishes. If I were lost at sea, this is what I’d want to happen.
1000 x 1000
Mixed Media - Paint, dress patterns, graphite, charcoal, metallic foil
SOLD
It appears that Whānui is the Maori name for bright star Vega - Vega is part of the 6-star constellation of Lyra. Tangaroa, a Maori Sea God, is sometimes represented as a whale. Instead of his potential antagonism towards the figure who’s lost at sea, both Tangaroa and Whānui sing a song describing directions to find home.
Forgive me that this is my own made-up mythology. It comes from a place of dreams and wishes. If I were lost at sea, this is what I’d want to happen.