Teine Tatau: The Goddesses of Island Tattooing
$500
Teine Tatau: The Goddesses of Island Tattooing
A powerful tribute to the sacred art of Pacific tattooing, Teine Tatau depicts two tāgata tātatau, tattoo practitioners, at work on a third figure, their hands and tools rendered in intricate, textured detail. The painting honours tatau not as decoration but as ceremony, a marking of identity, status, and lineage passed through generations of island women.
Darcy Solia’s layered patterning draws on traditional tapa and siapo motifs, woven into the fabric of the canvas itself, acrylic on island fabric, giving the work a tactile, woven quality that echoes the cloth traditions it references. The deep crimson palette and geometric framing situate the scene within a lineage of Pacific visual storytelling, while the gestures of the central figures carry the weight and tenderness of the practice itself.
A striking piece for collectors drawn to contemporary Pacific art grounded in ancestral knowledge and ritual.
Acrylic on Island Fabric on Canvas
16 × 20 inches (sold unframed)
$500
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