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Growing up |
Growing up Mary Wi Repa had a love of music and only began painting around 1958, when she was in her 50s. She developed a love of landscape painting, particularly romanticism combined with an interpretive realism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://new.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?record_id=224497|title=Mary Wirepa|website=ngataonga.org.nz|language=en|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref> Wi Repa had planned to attend the [[Elam School of Fine Arts]] at the University of Auckland, and applied for a tuition grant from [[Minister for Māori Development|Māori Affairs]], however she decided against attending.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/385240|title=Mary Wirepa|last=|first=|date=|website=collections.tepapa.govt.nz|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref> |
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Although of [[Māori people|Māori]] ancestry, |
Although of [[Māori people|Māori]] ancestry, Wi Repa preferred not to directly reference her culture, but rather to draw her inspiration from the environment around her.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artwork/7758/otoko-gisborne|title=Otoko, Gisborne|work=Auckland Art Gallery|access-date=17 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> Her works often include cloud imagery or landscapes, including the piece ''Otoko, Gisborne'' (date unknown).<ref name=":1" /> She believed her talent came through from her grand uncle Arthur Gundry who had been accepted into the Royal Academy of London in the 19th century and had been mentored by Joseph Jenner Merrett. |
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Wi Repa exhibited at the Willeston Galleries (Wellington) in 1964<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://natlib.govt.nz/records/36390237?search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject%5D=Wi+Repa%2C+Mary%2C+1904-1971&search%5Bil%5D%5Bname_authority_id%5D=-316612&search%5Bpath%5D=items|title=Mary Wi Repa, and Selwyn Muru posing in the Public Library, Wellington|last=|first=|date=|website=National Library of New Zealand|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://natlib.govt.nz/records/36390254?search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject%5D=Wi+Repa%2C+Mary%2C+1904-1971&search%5Bil%5D%5Bname_authority_id%5D=-316612&search%5Bpath%5D=items|title=Paintings by Mary Wi Repa, Willeston Galleries, Wellington|last=|first=|date=|website=National Library of New Zealand|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref> and her pieces are included in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Mary Wi Repa | |
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| Born | Mary Gundry 1904 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 1971 Opotiki |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Otoko, Gisborne |
| Style | Realism, Boho, Romanticism |
| Movement | Landscape Artist |
| Spouse | Romio Wi Repa |
Mary Wirepa (1904–1971), also known as Mary Wi Repa, was a visual artist of Māori descent born in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
Career
Growing up Mary Wi Repa had a love of music and only began painting around 1958, when she was in her 50s. She developed a love of landscape painting, particularly romanticism combined with an interpretive realism.[2] Wi Repa had planned to attend the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland, and applied for a tuition grant from Māori Affairs, however she decided against attending.[3]
Although of Māori ancestry, Wi Repa preferred not to directly reference her culture, but rather to draw her inspiration from the environment around her.[4] Her works often include cloud imagery or landscapes, including the piece Otoko, Gisborne (date unknown).[4] She believed her talent came through from her grand uncle Arthur Gundry who had been accepted into the Royal Academy of London in the 19th century and had been mentored by Joseph Jenner Merrett.
Wi Repa exhibited at the Willeston Galleries (Wellington) in 1964[5][6] and her pieces are included in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[3]
Personal life
Wirepa married at the age of nineteen and had nine surviving children. Four of her children were artists, including her youngest daughter Alice Wi Repa aka LilyBud and her grandson Ivan Wi Repa who was known as a classical pianist in the Māori music industry.[3]
References
- ^ "Mary Wirepa". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Mary Wirepa". ngataonga.org.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Mary Wirepa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b "Otoko, Gisborne". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Mary Wi Repa, and Selwyn Muru posing in the Public Library, Wellington". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Paintings by Mary Wi Repa, Willeston Galleries, Wellington". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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Further reading
Artist files for Mary Wirepa are held at:
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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