Free tattoos as body art meets fine art in Newtown

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 Tuesday 3 March 2009

Free tattoos as body art meets fine art at Newtown gallery

Suite in Newtown, Wellington will hold a tattooing extravaganza in their gallery on Monday 9 March 2009.

TVNZ has commissioned artist Wayne Youle to orchestrate an art work for an upcoming episode of New Artland. Wayne's idea for his commission Where You Stay? follows on from his recent focus on New Zealand identity and the concept of turangawaewae, which while specifically related to Maori is a universal idea.

From 9am on Monday 9 March 2009, 100 people will be tattooed with a 125mm tall/long black outline map of Aotearoa. Each recipient will also have the opportunity to have as many small red dots as they like put on the map to signify places of importance to them - their turangawaewae. Leading tattoo artists Tommy Downs and Ra Kopu will draw the tattoos.

There is no charge for the tattooing but people will need a golden ticket to take part.

Get your golden ticket in Wellington on Friday 6 March

12.00noon - 1.00pm

Midland Park, Lambton Quay

2.00pm –3.00pm

Bucket Fountain, Cuba Mall.

4.00pm

Outside the Miramar New World carpark

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