Huli Warriors

I first saw this piece, by Newman Baundo, on display out in front of the Gateway Hotel. I really liked it, but the price was just too high. I later spotted Newman at the Saturday Market and found the piece was still available. I got it for less than half his original asking price, and had him stretch it onto a frame for me as well. The piece now hangs in our Trans Wonderland offices. I like the piece largely because it is very different from many of the others I have seen. I found that Newman now has a little spot at the Vision City RH Hypermarket to display his artwork. I'm guessing that soon I won't be able to afford it. :-)

Elisabeth's Birds

Elisabeth Kauage designs are highly stylized and contain birds, flowers, plants, and other elements found in nature. Although the picture in this photo doesn't reflect it, much of her work also contains elements from modern technology, like satellites. She combines the nature figures and technology symbols into a single, unusual piece of art.

3 Faces and 2 Birds

This work by Johnson Agua has three very traditional faces in the background, two women and one man, two spears in the middle layer, and two birds in the foreground. This is a more traditional display of the faces, each taking of a third of the page and separated by colourful borders. The wide faces, eyes, and noses of the faces depicted give this work an even and well distributed look to it.

Couple with Bird Heads

This is a terrific piece by artist Thomas Umba. It has very traditional themes with both figures wearing bird masks and each carrying a bilum, the woman's suspended from her forehead and the man's worn across his body. The dark background really makes the skin tones of the figures stand out from the canvas.

Black and Red Pair

These two beautiful pieces by artist Jane Wena are not only bold and beautiful, but they are also styled with a bit more realism than many of the other works available. The wrinkles on the face of the older man on the left and the shadows on the face of the woman on the right are beautifully done and give the paintings a very real, and intense look.

10 Faces

On of my favourite pieces, by artist Johnson Agua, this piece is not particularly unique. It contains the familiar tribal faces, although I do like their unusual positioning. This piece is quite vibrant and contains the traditional kundu drum at the bottom as well. This is the kind of piece I would like hanging in my own home.

Mother and Child

This is just one of those images that makes you smile when you look at it. Chris Kauage's style is highly recognised around the country. His brown-bodied characters with exaggerated elements (like the toes) have been spotted around PNG and most often depict the happy, smiling faces of family members. The baby's and doll's hair details lend interest; the colourful noses and almond-shaped eyes are consistent elements; armbands, beads, headgear, and even the abstract background work together to make this piece a wonderful work of art.