With just a rake as a paintbrush a visiting artist created a stunning work of art on a Mount Maunganui beach. Andres Amador, an artist from San Francisco, drew an intricate piece of art on the sand, with help from local ta moko artist Pohe Luttenberger... only for it to be lapped away by the incoming tide.
With just a rake as a paintbrush a visiting artist is creating a stunning work of art on a Mount Maunganui beach.
This morning Andres Amador, an artist from San Francisco, is drawing an intricate piece of art on the sand, only for it to be lapped away by theincoming tide.
Starting about 7am, the artwork will take about two hours to complete.
The design was not his, Pohe Luttenberger, designed the artwork and Mr Amador translated the design onto the beach using just a garden rake.
"The nature of working with nature is accepting the quirkiness of the setting."
Mr Amador has been creating huge ephemeral sand drawings for the past 13 years, and has been in New Zealand for two months with his wife and young son, travelling around the North Island creating artworks on New Zealand beaches.
Read the Bay of Plenty Weekend to find out more about Mr Amador's art and the end result of his Mount Maunganui beach piece.
