Heritage is a one-of-one mixed media wall art work built around repeated kōtare forms, family memory and the traces that move through generations.
Some symbols arrive in our lives before we understand why we need them.
The kōtare has carried personal meaning for me for a long time, connected to my brother and to family memory.
Across Heritage, repeated kingfisher forms move through intense colour like generational imprints. Familiar, but never identical.
They make me think about the stories, behaviours, memories and ways of seeing that arrive before us. Some we recognise immediately. Others take years to understand.
From across a room, the work first registers through colour and movement. Electric blues, pinks, greens and orange create an immediate visual presence.
Move closer and the repetition becomes more apparent. Individual birds overlap and shift into one another, suggesting continuation rather than a single fixed image.
This work is less about inheritance as something we own and more about the traces that shape us.
What came before remains present, even as we decide what we will carry forward.
More recently, an unexpected kōtare sighting near my home arrived during another period of profound change.
Heritage grew from that experience.
As mixed media wall art, it brings together personal symbolism and strong contemporary colour without asking the viewer to share my exact interpretation.
You may recognise something entirely different within it.
That is part of the work.
What do we carry forward from the people who came before us?
Materials
Board, acrylic and spray paint.
Presentation
Original one-of-one wall work, created in 2026.
Personally made and finished by me in West Auckland, Tāmaki Makaurau.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
Dimensions
108 × 79 cm
Acquisition
NZ$1,200
Status: Available
Perfect Placement
At 108 cm wide, Heritage has enough scale to create a clear focal point without overwhelming a room.
Its saturated colour works particularly well against quieter architectural surfaces, allowing the kōtare forms and layered movement to hold attention.
Suitable for contemporary living spaces, entranceways, offices, hospitality interiors and design-led commercial settings.
Private Studio Viewing
Buying art online doesn’t mean you have to buy it unseen.
Collectors are welcome to arrange a private viewing at my West Auckland studio.
If you are further away, I can provide additional photographs, measurements, close-up video or a personal video walkthrough before purchase.
Auckland and national delivery can be discussed directly.
International collectors are welcome to enquire about custom crating and insured shipping.
Art Leasing enquiries are also welcome.
If Heritage keeps returning to your mind, there may be a reason.
