{"product_id":"ralph-hotere-the-dark-is-ligh","title":"Ralph Hotere: the Dark Is Ligh","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-information\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Individual artists, art monographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre \/ subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Individual artists, art monographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vincent O'Sullivan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAudience:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adults\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRalph Hotere: the Dark Is Ligh\u003c\/strong\u003e by Vincent O'Sullivan is an art book. A significant new biography of Ralph Hotere provides the compelling life story of this major New Zealand artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVincent O'Sullivan's compelling, nuanced portrait of the great New Zealand artist Ralph Hotere brings the man and his art to life. Ralph Hotere (Te Aupouri and Te Rarawa; 1931-2013) was one of Aotearoa's most significant modern artists. Hotere invited the poet, novelist and biographer Vincent O'Sullivan to write his life story in 2005. Now, this book - the result of years of research and many conversations with Hotere and his fellow artists, collaborators, friends and family - provides a nuanced, compelling portrait of Hotere: the man, and the artist. Vincent O'Sullivan has given us the remarkable story of a small boy, Hone Papita Raukura Hotere - born in 1931 near Mitimiti on the coastal edge of the Hokianga - who first becomes Rau, then Ralph, and eventually an iconic, stand-alone signature: HOTERE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery \u0026amp; pickup:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available from Whimsy and Wonder with New Zealand delivery or Christchurch pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43891409059876,"sku":"B9780143775157","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/2253\/5460\/files\/penguin-random-house-ralph-hotere-the-dark-is-ligh-book.jpg?v=1785750672","url":"https:\/\/whimsyandwonder.co.nz\/products\/ralph-hotere-the-dark-is-ligh","provider":"Whimsy \u0026 Wonder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}