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Gordon Walters

Gordon (1919-1995) is best known for his paintings employing the koru, the curving bulb form from Maori moko and kowhaiwhai rafter patterns. He Mondrian-ised the koru, straightening and regimenting its scroll-like forms, taking it from organic to strictly geometric. Gordon is represented in the country's major public collections and his place in our art history is also memorialised in the bi-annual Walters Prize. His work appears courtesy of the Walters Estate and Starkwhite.

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