Private Collection, Auckland

From the age old prayer of Kyrie Eleison - Lord Have Mercy Hotere creates a visual chant. By 1974 Hotere had married his second wife, the artist and poet Cilla McQueen and was living in Carey’s Bay near Port Chalmers.

Hotere’s origins in a small Maori Catholic community have continued to warm the emotional and spiritual heart of his art. He is, after all, a Maori artist of great originality and ingenuity.

Jonathon Mane-Wheoki, Art New Zealand

Hotere: Requiem Paintings, Barry Lett Galleries, 1974