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Art. Ai. Film. Māori.
Art. Ai. Film. Māori.
“My art practice is an Infusion of Influences. An Intersection of Art, Culture & Identity ”
art: A life long love
Paintings |\ prints |\ Digital media
the toa paintings
newest series
‘the warrior within’
A portrayal of the Human Form, emphasizing Strength, Vulnerability & Resilience.
Oil on board. 70 × 100 cm. This painting celebrates the beauty and refined elegance of the male form adorned with Māori tā moko — sacred markings that declare the wearer’s heritage and readiness to spring into action at any given moment.
A high-resolution print, produced to premium pixels and quality, can be shipped directly to you. If the original painting is beyond your budget right now but you still want to live with Rongotai’s distinctive, dynamic artwork in your personal space, enquire about a digital print option.
Oil on Board. 70 × 100 cm
Realizing the Vision
At first glance this oil painting looks like a flirtation with color and shape — but it's really the moment I stopped tinkering and started belonging. "Realizing the Vision" was born the second the brush finally obeyed my idea: the composition balanced, the palette spoke, and every mark felt inevitable. That instant felt less like finishing and more like stepping onto a path. I knew, with a small laugh and a quiet thrill, that this is where my paintings want to live from now on — the forms I trust, the style I’ll explore. This canvas is both a declaration and a doorway: the satisfaction of arrival and the curiosity of what comes next.
Oil on Board. 70 × 90 cm.
He Rangatira — a chief with the calm of a carved meeting house and the spark of a mischief-maker at a hui. Equal parts warrior and poet, he wears the armor of wisdom and the cloak of silence, stepping lightly into conflict only when justice calls. His words are weapons that heal; his hands build marae and mend broken things. In his presence, war songs soften into lullabies, and disputes untangle like flax between practiced fingers. He carries the lineage of chiefs, the hunger of fighters, and the hush of poets who listen for the sea’s next line. Not a hero of headlines, but a keeper of balance—firm, gentle, and impossibly human.
Ahurei
A striking tribute to identity: Ahurei captures a beautiful woman adorned with Ta Moko, each line and spiral woven into her skin like a map of belonging. The original has been gifted, so only digital prints remain—small talismans you can bring into your space. This is more than portraiture; her moko pulses with ancestral memory, declaring that culture runs in her blood. She is both present and timeless, fierce and calm, exactly who she is.
Available as high-quality digital prints—collect a piece of story, not just an image.
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