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Vaimaila Urale

TYPEFACE - Live Tattoo Session & Public Mural

Vaimaila Urale
TYPEFACE - Live Tattoo Session & Public Mural

Vaimaila Urale is a Samoan artist who will be further exploring her work Typeface, which uses the  computer symbols ‘v’, ‘>’, ‘<’, ‘/’ and ‘\’ to create a Polynesian inspired mural. The mural is a collaborative performance where local community groups are encouraged to get involved in painting the mural alongside the artist. The second part of this performance is tattooing this design onto a volunteer. This is done by a local and qualified tattoo artist and links Vaimaila’s practice to Samoan traditions of tattooing. Her work comments on her Samoan heritage and her Western upbringing in a digital society which opens up discussions around traditions and their role in contemporary life— particularly in a bi-cultural place like New Zealand.


 


This project involves two components, an interactive tattoo session and a large scale public mural. The tattoo session incorporates Pacific inspired digital designs on an intimate scale using the body as a canvas. The public mural will depict these designs on ten canvases which make up ArtBox.


Image: Vaimaila Urale, TYPEFACE Mural, Whau Arts Festival, Auckland 2015. Photo: Janet Lilo

Image credit: Janneth Gil

Image credit: Janneth Gil

TYPEFACE - Live Tattoo Session & Public Mural, Vaimaila Urale
Image credit: Janneth Gil

Image credit: Janneth Gil

TYPEFACE - Live Tattoo Session & Public Mural, Vaimaila Urale
Image credit: Janneth Gil

Image credit: Janneth Gil

TYPEFACE - Live Tattoo Session & Public Mural, Vaimaila Urale
Image credit: Janneth Gil

Image credit: Janneth Gil

TYPEFACE - Live Tattoo Session & Public Mural, Vaimaila Urale

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