Karearea • New Zealand Falcon by Rex Homan, Māori artist
Sep 11, 2014 - Medium: jarrah. Size: 24 x 12 x 9 inches (incl. base). (uncatalogued) The Karearea is a powerful, swift, medium-sized bird with long fingered wings, a long tail, a short hooked bill and long sharp talons. The Karearea has been protected since 1970, as it is the only falcon, and indeed, the only remaining bird of prey endemic to New Zealand.
Rex Homan is a wonderful contemporary artist born in Thames, New Zealand in the year 1940. Homan is a master of Maori art, this is art coming from the country of New Zealand. Homan is known for his work with wood, though he does works with bronze as well. Now lives in Tuaranga, New…
Medium: kauri. Size: 10.5 x 13 x 2.5 inches (incl. base). (uncatalogued) Endemic and extremely rare, New Zealand's Takahe is a large, flightless member of the Rail family. Bearing a striking resemblance to its close relative the Pukeko, the Takahe is larger, more heavily built with brighter coloured plumage.
Medium: kauri. Size: 12 x 6 x 6 inches (incl. base). (uncatalogued) Endemic to New Zealand, the Matata belongs to an older family of birds with ancestors reaching back millions of years. Being isolated in a relatively predator free environment for such a long period of time has made the Matata a poor flyer.
01.02.2014 - Medium: kauri, paint, ink, aluminum feet, metal connections, base painted MDF. Size: 12.5 x 10 x 9 inches (incl. base). "I realize that the west coast is inhabited by Tufted Puffins but I took the artistic liberty to instead portray Atlantic Puffins (also known as Common Puffins). With his fabulous head, the puffin looks more like the clown from an ‘I Pagliacci' opera than a bird.
Medium: kauri, paint, ink, hematite eyes, base painted MDF. Size: 7.5 x 18 x 9 inches (incl. base). "The swan is a paradox. Elegant and serene when in the water, awkward and ungainly on land, I have tried to portray the swan's beautiful characteristics in a more sculptural manner.
Medium: tōtara, hematite eyes, aluminum talons, aluminum and painted MDF base. Size: 36 x 19 x 12 inches on base.
Medium: tōtara, paint, ink, metal connections, base painted MDF. Size: 4.25 x 10 x 5.5 inches (incl. base). "Another member of the Corvidae family, the Blue Jay is not common to the Northwest and confusion arises with its comparison to the Steller's Jay. I was a little confused myself giving this piece the Blue Jay title, however for being such a handsome chap how could he be excluded.
Medium: kauri, hematite, wood base. Size: 9.75 x 3 x 4 inches (incl. base).
Medium: kauri, painted wood base. Size: 20 x 8 x 18 inches.
Medium: Mataī, hematite eyes, painted MDF base . Size: 17.75 x 11 x 6 inches incl base. A sea mammal belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, the toothed Maki is the largest of this group with adults measuring up to 9 metres in length. Although its distribution is patchy, with the exception of humans it is the most widely distributed mammal on the planet.
Artist Rex Homan honors the elegance of our feathered friends through his extensive portfolio of sculptures. His carefully crafted pieces, which often
Medium: macrocarpa, metal connections, aluminum / painted fibre board MDF base. Size: 9 x 5 x 4 inches (H. 15 inches incl. base). The Kakariki is a long tailed parrot with bright green plumage. It flies directly above the forest canopy accompanied by a loud chatter 'ki-ki-ki-ki-ki' sound.
Medium: kauri, aluminum legs, painted fibre board MDF base. Size: 7.5 x 16 x 8 inches (H. 12 inches incl. base). There is evidence that a prehistoric species of the raven existed in New Zealand and greatly resembled the North American version. The raven features prominently in many of the oral histories and legends of the First Nations people of the Northwest Coast of North America.
Medium: kauri, paint, ink, metal connections, base painted MDF. Size: 21 x 14 x 12 inches (incl. base). "Trickster, villain or hero — Raven of all the birds appears to fit all these roles. His appearance alone oozes cunning and mysticism.
Medium: mataī (New Zealand Black pine), wood base. Size: 14 x 12 x 5 inches (incl. base). One of the four species of tern breeding in New Zealand, the Tara is by far the most plentiful of the terns to be seen around the coastline. Highly gregarious, usually flying in flocks and nesting in colonies, the Tara is streamlined in appearance with pointed wings and forked tail.
Medium: kauri, metal connections, painted fibre board MDF base. Size: 9 x 12 x 7 inches approx. per bird (H. 14 inches incl. base). A member of the worldwide family of pigeons and doves, the soft voiced Kereru, is one of the most popular of New Zealand's native birds. A berry eater, the Kereru can become extremely overweight, sometimes making flight a difficulty.
