{"product_id":"tokia-tokia-painting-sean-beldon","title":"Tōkia, tōkia | Painting | by Sean Beldon","description":"\u003cp class=\"_p_1x4zg_107\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTōkia, tōkia\u003c\/em\u003e is an original work by New Zealand artist Sean Beldon, created as part of his 2026 solo exhibition \u003cem\u003eLoveletters from Nowhere. Part Two: The Quiet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eLocation: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eWaimārama Beach (2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eI was taking photos of Motu-o-Kura (Bare Island)on Waimārama Beach when a trio of oystercatchers swooped in and flew up and down the tide line before settling on the sand. Watching these birds, I wondered if there was a story to be told. With a little bit of research\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI had my script, set, and cast - almost like we had to meet that stormy day in Hawke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003es Bay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eThis is what I found: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eWhen the tōrea (variable oystercatcher) cried \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003ekeria, keria\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003e(dig, dig), it was seen as a sign of an approaching storm – in other words, dig for shellfish before the storm comes. After a storm, the bird is said to call \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003etōkia, tōkia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS',serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"LTR\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, meaning that calm has settled and all is well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"DE\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-ansi-language: DE;\"\u003e© \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eNgā manu – birds by Kelly Keane-Tuala, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Hyperlink0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/teara.govt.nz\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';\"\u003eteara.govt.nz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_1x4zg_107\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis work occupies the emotional territory Sean is known for, quiet tension, layered meaning and an image language that rewards sustained looking. Working in oil, Sean builds surfaces that feel simultaneously intimate and expansive, personal and universal. \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Quiet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as a body of work explores themes of absence, memory, longing and stillness through a visual vocabulary that is precise, restrained, and deeply felt. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium: \u003c\/strong\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e1525mm x 1010mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*Please note that shipping is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e included for this item. Please call the gallery on 09 376 4749 or email us jervois@frameworkshop.co.nz for a quote on delivery. 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