{"title":"SOFIA MINSON","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNgāti Porou\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p-font text-center\"\u003eShe paints portraits and landscapes infused with ancient myth, magic and symbolism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p-font text-center\"\u003eSofia's Ngāti Porou (Māori), Swedish, English, Scottish and Irish heritage inspires her to uncover connections between diverse cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwHw\"\u003eEmbarking on a Contemporary Maori Oil Portrait series in 2011, Minson has since painted prominent figures in Maori culture such as activist \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tame_Iti\" title=\"Tame Iti\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwIA\"\u003eTame Iti\u003c\/a\u003e, musicians \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiki_Taane\" title=\"Tiki Taane\" id=\"mwIQ\"\u003eTiki Taane\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stan_Walker\" title=\"Stan Walker\" id=\"mwIg\"\u003eStan Walker\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T%C4%81_moko\" title=\"Tā moko\" id=\"mwIw\"\u003eTā moko\u003c\/a\u003e artist Turumakina Duley and social anthropologist \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joan_Metge\" title=\"Joan Metge\" id=\"mwJA\"\u003eDame Joan Metge\u003c\/a\u003e. The portrait of Metge was commissioned by the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand_Portrait_Gallery\" title=\"New Zealand Portrait Gallery\" id=\"mwJQ\"\u003eNew Zealand Portrait Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e for the Makers of Modern New Zealand 1930–1990 exhibition and is now part of their permanent collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"mwJg\"\u003eMinson and five other New Zealand artists were chosen for a collaborative arts project that was filmed for a 1\u003cspan class=\"frac\" id=\"mwKA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"num\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⁄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"den\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e-hour documentary called \u003ci id=\"mwKQ\"\u003eCanvassing the Treaty\u003c\/i\u003e, which aired on Maori TV on \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waitangi_Day\" title=\"Waitangi Day\" id=\"mwKg\"\u003eWaitangi Day\u003c\/a\u003e 2010 and at the \u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIFO_film_festival\" title=\"FIFO film festival\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwKw\"\u003einternational film festival\u003c\/a\u003e in 2011.\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-NZ_Herald_10621744_1-0\" rel=\"dc:references\" data-mw='{\"name\":\"ref\",\"attrs\":{\"name\":\"NZ_Herald_10621744\"},\"body\":{\"id\":\"mw-reference-text-cite_note-NZ_Herald_10621744-1\"}}'\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sofia_Minson#cite_note-NZ_Herald_10621744-1\" id=\"mwLA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-reflink-text\" id=\"mwLQ\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwLg\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\" id=\"mwLw\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sofia-minson-koru","title":"Sofia Minson - Koru","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"We are the river flow of Light Divine - He awa pari tātou i te Aho Nō te Atua. This heart exploding, inspirational blessing, is just how I feel when I look at this painting \"Koru\" that dances with the never-ending fractaling of pearlescent light, in the pregnant womb of Te Pō, the darkness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Sofia Minson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39884769132619,"sku":"11170","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3011\/5659\/files\/ScreenShot2023-05-17at3.11.22PM.png?v=1684293101"},{"product_id":"sofia-minson-huia-ariki","title":"Sofia Minson - Huia Ariki","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePICK UP ONLY FROM MATAKANA OR A SPECIALIST COURIER CAN BE ARRANGED POA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeautifully Framed 1020mm x 800mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSofia painted \"Huia Ariki\" on 36 loose canvases, joined together to form a korowai or cloak-like garment with woven flax, feathers and rope. The designs are influenced by traditional Māori, Pacific and Eastern motifs. The mandala at the heart centre of the bird is an ancient Hindu and Buddhist circular pattern symbolising the universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA now extinct native\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHuia are a now extinct native New Zealand bird species, which were mainly black with a green metallic tinge and bright orange wattles. Huia tail feathers, distinctively tipped with white, were prized for their use in traditional Māori headdresses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMāori referred to certain huia as huia-ariki or \"chiefly huia\". The huia-ariki were a brownish colour streaked with grey and it is unknown whether this variant was partially albino or just of great age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sofia Minson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40040089780299,"sku":"11667","price":3800.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3011\/5659\/files\/Untitleddesign-84.jpg?v=1718938734"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3011\/5659\/collections\/Sofia-minson.jpg?v=1791509705","url":"https:\/\/unitycollection.co.nz\/collections\/sofia-minson.oembed","provider":"Unity Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}