Andy Leleisi'uao

So'omuta Village

So'omuta Village by Andy Leleisi'uao

Artwork Detail

This painting is part of a larger series that is called The Ufological Island of Samoa. ‘Ufological’ being a made up word (or portmanteau term) that combines UFO with mythological. Andy Leleisiu’ao imagines the former inhabitants of fictional Samoan villages - So’omuta, Vapula and Esula. They all existed in some imaginary past. He shows the villager’s lives as being filled with dramatic visions concerning both the future and the past. (Te Moananui a Kiwa, 2005)

Title
So'omuta Village
Artist/creator
Andy Leleisi'uao
Production date
2003
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
330 x 240 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2003
Accession no
C2003/1/35
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
New Zealand Art
Display status
Not on display

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