Artwork title : TEAHUPO

Tahiti’s Teahupo’o is considered by many pro-surfers as the heaviest and most dangerous wave in the world. Nestled in the south-western corner of Tahiti’s smallest dormant volcano, Tahiti-Iti, Teahupo’o is a small quiet village that has been able to retain much of its native beauty.

Teahupo’o’s location, power, speed, and the weight of water has led the wave being called “The End of the Road”. Imagine a massive ocean meeting a very shallow reef, rising instantly to the 10m face of a surging wave.

I wanted to produce a work that flashed the blue, green and white images surfers might encounter when they wipeout onto the coral reef and stay submerged and pummelled for 2 or 3 minutes.

The work was created with acrylic and mixed media on a 51cm x 51cm framed canvas.