(b. 1984)
ODe to Keith 2014
Acrylic and ink on canvas
1020mm x 765mm
Born in the small Eastern Bay of Plenty community of Kawerau, Owen Dippie has an intrinsic affinity for Maoritanga and a personal passion for tattoo and ta moko, along with a keen interest in pop culture imagery. He is well known for painting large scale city murals and has worked around New Zealand as well as internationally, including New York. He operated OD Gallery in Mount Maunganui for four years before moving to Auckland. The Larger than Life project has seen a number of masterpieces, some depicting the renaissance period, painted on walls about the Tauranga CBD.
ODe to Keith references the work of Keith Haring, the American artist whose pop art and graffiti-like work grew out of the New York City street culture of the 1980s.
You can learn more about this artist at: www.owendippie.com or follow him on Instagram @owendippie
Artwork purchased from the artist