In Speaking in Colour, ten artists of Pacific Island descent talk candidly about their lives and work, and about finding themselves as artists. They speak eloquently about coming to terms with their complex cultural heritage. As one of the artists, Lyle Penisula, puts it, `I don’t want people to look at my work and pigeonhole it. I am proud of being a Samoan but I am not just that.’
Many of the artists also pay tribute to those who have helped them, including the New Zealand painter Tony Fomison, and the distinguished Samoan artist Fatu Feu`u, who have done much to support the work of young Pacific artists living in New Zealand.
- ISBN13 9780909010447
- Publish Date 10 January 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 May 2013
- Publish Country NZ
- Imprint Te Papa Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 156
- Language English