Kia ora, Kia orana, welcome to a glimpse of my creative world. Check it out. I will be posting various collections of NFT (non fungible tokens) on the NDIGI platform of past and new works. Enjoy.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My graphic designers-
TANGAROA THE TOURIST Collection- Antonio Davis
TIKI TANE & TIKI WAHINE Collections- Daley Manu
TAMA & KURA TIKI Collections- Ringgo Syah & Myself
DR RICHARD SHORTLAND COOPER
Aotearoa New Zealand
Ngapuhi, Ngati Hine, Kuki Arani, Tahiti
Married to Rula Ormsby 38 years. We have 4 adult children, 3 daughter n laws and 7 grandchildren. Doctor in Fine Arts from Elam School, University of Auckland (2004).
Renowned Artist art exhibitions Nationally and Internationally. Has been commissioned many public artworks & in numerous private collections, cooperates and galleries. He was the Head of Department for Te Wananga O Aotearoa for 5 years till his job was disestablished. He has been taught by the best leading Maori Artists with a tutor pedigree chart leading all the way back to 1400AD Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci.
Richard made a career change into health 15 years ago and worked for Counties Manukau District Health Board for 10 years as their Maori Educator for Long Term Conditions. Registered NZ Life Coach in Abundance and Break Through Life Coaching, Health Coach, Master Trainer for Stanford and Flinders Long Term Conditions Self-management education, the Kaiaarahi for the Oranga Ki Tua Program, Lean in Whanau Program, Kaimanaaki for Mana Tu Program helping people suffering with Diabetes and Obesity Papakura Marae for 5 years.
Currently working on commissioned Art projects, Consultancy and designing NFT digital images. I have been richly blessed and grateful to John and Gaylene Grant for supportting me in my art and allowing me to set up my workshop on their farm.
Founding member of NDIGI Village Co-op.
Board of Directors NDIGI Village Co-op
LATEST PROJECTS
· Set up own Design Company MORIKI DESIGNS
· Designing digital designs for the NFT crypto market.
· Publishing book: Project 313 (Volumes 1-4)
Commissioned artworks to New Windsor School.
Currently designing artworks for Mission Hieghts Junior College and Primary School.
MY ARTIST TUTOR PEDIGREE (All the way down to 1400’s Leonardo Da Vinci& Michelangelo
2021: Richard Shortland COOPER. (Master of Fine Art 1st Class Honors, Doctor of Fine Arts Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland),
2000-2003:Doctorate studies- Selwyn MURU, Fred GRAHAM, Dr Paki HARRISON, Arnold WILSON, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland
1996-2000:Carole SHEPERD, Derrick CHERRY, Christine HELLYER, Dante BOTICA, Maureen LANDERS, Brett GRAHAM, Michael PAREKOWHAI, Kura TE WARU REWITI @ Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland
1993- 1995: George ANDREWS, Tina WIRIHANA Debbie THYNE, Ross HEMARA, Lionel GRANT- Taught Cooper at Waiariki Polytech, Rotorua.
1992-Lionel MATENGA @ Art Access course Tokoroa
1978: Buck NIN - taught Cooper @ Church College of NZ, Hamilton
1959: Arnold WILSON - taught Nin @ Kaikohe High School, NZ. Wilson being the first Maori Art Graduate from Elam, 1952.
1948: Gordon TOVEY - taught Wilson @ Northern Maori Project, NZ.
with fellow students – Ralph Hotere, Selwyn Muru, Sandy Adsett...
1921: H. Linley RICHARDSON - taught Tovey @ Wellington Technical College, NZ.
with fellow students – Len Lye,...
1900: William A. BOUGUEREAU. (Prix de Rome, 1850), - taught Richardson
@ Academia Julian, Paris, France; other students - Henri Matisse…
The following are lines of 1-6 years of direct teaching by Master with “Prix de Rome”,
to younger Apprentice. All Ateliers’ are based in Rome, Italy. Dates are only approximate (e.g. Masters “PdR” award date, or birth/death dates).
1846: Jean-Dominique INGRES and Francois-Edouard PICOT- taught Bouguereau.
1774: Jacques-Louis DAVID – taught both Ingres (1808) and Picot (1811).
1743: Joseph-Marie VIEN – taught David.
1721: Charles Joseph NATOIRE – taught Vien.
1724 – 1737: Nicholas VLEUGHELS – taught Natoire.
1635 – 1657: Pierre MIGNARD – taught Vleughels.
1575 – 1633: Jean Boucher de BOURGES – taught Mignard.
1531: Francesco PRIMATICCO – taught Bourges with Rosso FIORENTINO
(both established the famous - “School of Fontainebleau” (Paris France).
1499 – 1546: Giulio ROMANO – taught Primaticco.
1483 – 1520: Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino– or better known as, RAPHAEL – taught Romano.
1446 – 1524: Pietro PERUGINO – of the “Umbrian School” (Florence, Italy), taught Raphael !
1435 – 1488: Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni – or better known as,
Andrea del VERROCCHIO - taught Perugino in Florence, Italy. He also taught the great Renaissance Masters – Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo !
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”
Leonardo Da Vinci
“I am still learning”
Michelangelo
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