The Art Forms of Polynesia
Author | : Gilbert Archey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Art, Polynesian |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Gilbert Archey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Art, Polynesian |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Adrienne L. Kaeppler |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2008-03-27 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0192842382 |
With more than one hundred illustrations--most in full color--this volume offers a stimulating and insightful account of two dynamic artistic cultures, traditions that have had a considerable impact on modern western art through the influence of artists such as Gauguin. After an introduction to Polynesian and Micronesian art separately, the book focuses on the artistic types, styles, and concepts shared by the two island groups, thereby placing each in its wider cultural context. From the textiles of Tonga to the canoes of Tahiti, Adrienne Kaeppler sheds light on religious and sacred rituals and objects, carving, architecture, tattooing, and much more.
Author | : Sir Gilbert Archey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Art, Polynesian |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Adrienne L. Kaeppler |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2008-03-27 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0191539996 |
The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the earth's surface. Comprising thousands of islands and hundreds of cultural groups, Polynesia and Micronesia cover a large part of this vast ocean, from the dramatic mountains of Hawaii to the small, flat coral islands of Kiribati. Including both traditional and contemporary arts, this book introduces the rich artistic traditions of these two regions, traditions that have had a considerable impact on western art in the twentieth century through the influence of artists such as Gauguin. Instead of looking at Polynesia and Micronesia separately, the book focuses on the artistic types, styles, and concepts that they share, placing each in its wider cultural context. From the textiles of Tonga to the canoes of Tahiti, Adrienne Kaeppler looks at religious and sacred rituals and objects, carving, architecture, tattooing, personal ornaments, basket-making, clothing, textiles, fashion, the oral arts, dance, music and musical instruments - even canoe-construction - to provide the ultimate introduction to the rich and vibrant artistic cultures of the Polynesian and Micronesian islands.
Author | : Adrienne L. Kaeppler |
Publisher | : Mauna Kea Galleries |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781883528386 |
4e de couv.: Considered one of the most significant and comprehensive assemblages of Polynesian works, the Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art contains objects from nearly every area of Polynesia from Hawaii to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) to Aotearoa (New Zealand), and the many islands in between. The traditional forms are both ceremonial and functional from delicate ivory ornaments and finely textured barkcloth to formidable weaponry and imposing sculpture in coral, wood, and stone. Adrienne L. Kaeppler sets the Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art the larger context of Polynesian cultural and artistic traditions in her illustrated introduction and suite of essays featuring significant objects from the collection. Selected paintings, drawings, engravings, photographs, documents, and medals related to Polynesia provide additional cultural and historical context. Following the essay is a fully illustrated catalog of the collection organized by island area. In Polynesia, the visual arts and associated objects serve as physical representations of the underlying aesthetic, social, and religious aspects of island cultures. In some cases, the eloquent objects here may be all that remain of once-vibrant traditions.
Author | : Terence Barrow |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Anita Volland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 604 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Charles Edler |
Publisher | : Hemmeter Publishing |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Michelle Brouillette |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Steven Hooper |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2006-06-30 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780824830847 |
Pacific Encounters brings together for the first time many stunning Polynesian objects collected by voyagers and missionaries during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Illustrated are over 270 items gathered from the major regions of Polynesia. Many are from the British Museum, which houses fine and rare material from the expeditions of Captain Cook, Captain Vancouver, and members of the London Missionary Society. Ranging from massive images of gods to small fish hooks, they are discussed in the contexts of their local use and meanings, and their journeys to museums all over the world. These pieces have remarkable stories to tell of encounters between humans and their gods, between Polynesians and Europeans, their respective chiefs and priests, beliefs, and technologies. Pacific Encounters is a groundbreaking book that conveys the wonder and excitement not only of the objects themselves, but of the fascinating Polynesian cultures that produced them.