Moving right along...this is another mural by NZ street artist Rodrigo Rozas that I found in Whangarei recently, not sure of the name but it's on the corner of Robert and John Street. I posted a few months ago about one of his in Hikurangi.
Made from spray paint it was made in collaboration with fellow artist Mighty Duke. Rodrigo is a visual artist from Chile, who graduated in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in applied arts from Northtec. His art has a focus in street art, airbrushing and portraiture. He has completed many commission murals for schools, gyms and local business around Whangarei and the Northland area.
A few people have asked about the man's facial expression. In Maori culture the poking out of the tongue was used in warfare to intimidate the other side, kind of like what you would see in a rugby game where the All Blacks do the haka.
Linking up with Mural Monday and Our World Tuesday.
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A very striking mural. I like his use of colour.
Intriguing. What is he disgusted with?
I don't think he's disgusted, the form of poking the tongue right out in Maori tradition represents intimidation of whoever is watching, kind of like when they do it in the rugby haka.
The mural is very well painted Aimz. So sorry about the water shortage. Just listening to the news tonight and I heard that north of Sydney they had heavy rain and terrible floods, while just a couple of weeks ago everything was burning! All very sad.
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That fellow has quite an expression going on.
I love that mural. It has a very modern feeling to it.
This one works well for me.
I love well done, not graffiti, murals, and this one of yours is great.
My kind of mural. Yes, art and not the graffiti kind, although some graffitis are really nice too.
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Amazing work
What a fab find Amy, I do like his style! Love the typical haka expression 💙
Awesome street art and photography !
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Thanks for the explanation! :)
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