A catalogue for the Auckland Art Gallery exhibition Five Māori Painters, this book sought to reposition Māori painting by offering an understanding of its early origins and by looking at how painting traditions have persisted while also undergoing continual development. The connection of contemporary artistic expression to past practice informed the development of the exhibition identity and publication design. The work of Māori carvers who included typography within their practice gave particular inspiration to the typeface design – as did the traditions of whakairo raranga, taniko and tukutuku.
