Before you start your "Why" you will be asked to pick one of these kaupapa/topics to work from. The list of artists below are who you will be basing your studies for the year. Some of them you wont like, and that is OK, but you will be able to learn from all of them.
is a series of slideshares written to demonstrate some basic points about these artists in relation to their overall kaupapa - losing history and regaining a sense of their cultural selves through visual art making. Please use these to help gain a starting point in understanding their work, BUT ALSO research beyond these with your chosen artist from list one.