Artist Profile – Stone Maka


Stone Maka was born and raised in Tonga and imigrated to New Zealand in 1997 . The following year Maka attainted Whitecliffe College of Art and Design and completed a Certificate of Art and Design. In 2002 Maka continued his studies at Manukau School of Visual Arts at the University of Auckland and completed a Bachelor of Visual Art.

Maka’s work reflects his homeland of Tonga and uses traditional Pacific arts with the modern Western forms of absraction.

Maka now resides locally in Christchurch.

Stone Maka has work in the following collections:

  • Paintings for the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, Christchurch;
  • Stone sculpture for Methodist church, Maui, Hawaii

Awards

  • 2008 'Margaret Stoddart Award'
  • 2007 'Martin Hughes Art Award' 2nd Place
  • 2006 'To’utupu Tonga Trust Annual Excellence Award For Art
 

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Works by Stone Maka (Page 4 of 5)

'Fala Tangata' (human mat)

'Fala Tangata' (human mat)

  • Black dye, red clay, oil on Ngatu (Tapa)
  • 3660mm x 2100mm
  • Purchase price: $5000

'Hea 3 manu 4' (3 dots, 4 birds)

'Hea 3 manu 4' (3 dots, 4 birds)

  • Black dye, red clay on Ngatu (Tapa)
  • 3660mm x 2100mm
  • Purchase price: $5000

'Fena e Ta'u kei Mula e Ta'u'

[SOLD] 'Fena e Ta'u kei Mula e Ta'u'

  • Red clay, dye, egg yolk, oil on Ngatu (Tapa)
  • 3900mm x 3670mm
  • This piece has been sold

 

'Ete 'i Lelenga'

'Ete 'i Lelenga'

  • Black dye, red clay on Ngatu (Tapa)
  • 3700mm x 1050mm
  • Purchase price: $3000

'Alo ua' (Two sons)

'Alo ua' (Two sons)

  • Red clay, acrylic & enamel on Ngatu (Tapa)
  • 3700mm x 1050mm
  • Purchase price: $3000

'Tahatolu moe Fesi'

'Tahatolu moe Fesi'

  • Red clay, acrylic & enamel on Ngatu (Tapa)
  • 3700mm x 1050mm
  • Purchase price: $3000
 

'Kumi' (Black Tapa)

'Kumi' (Black Tapa)

  • Mangrove dye/ oil on Ngatu (Tapa)
  • 1900mm x 995mm
  • Purchase price: $1800

'Monarch Butterfly'

[SOLD] 'Monarch Butterfly'

  • Mangrove dye/ oil on Ngatu (Tapa)
  • 2440mm x 1390mm
  • This piece has been sold

'Uho' (core)

'Uho' (core)

  • Oil, clay, dye on Ngatu (Tapa)
  • Undisclosed
  • Purchase price: $2000