Horimono - Original Pastel Artwork

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500x700mm pastel on pastelmat paper - Original work
Professionally framed with Anti Reflective Glass
 
Currently available through Captains Quarters Gallery in Akaroa, NZ
 
Horimono is an artwork that features stunning tattoo art on an asian woman. 
It fascinated me because the art design is so similar to the maori "ta moko" work we have in New Zealand.
In NZ the tattoo is an accepted part of the culture, but through Asia the tattoos are taboo. This photographic series gave some visibility and respect to the women who choose to tell stories with their bodies. 
 
Reference used with permission from the amazing photographer Reka Nyari.