The Art of the Pacific Islands
Author | : Douglas Newton |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1979 |
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Author | : Douglas Newton |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1979 |
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Author | : Anne D'Alleva |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780300164121 |
In this comprehensive survey of the art of the Pacific Islands, including the Melanesian, Polynesian, Micronesian, and New Guinean traditions, author Anne D’Alleva explains the significance of these artworks by contextualizing them within each island’s unique culture and practices. In the process, D’Alleva examines the biases of both artists and Western viewers, telling an important history of both people and ideas through a detailed analysis of sculpture, paintings, textiles, dance, jewelry, and architecture. As these nations faced alternating periods of isolation, colonization, and contact with each other and the West, their forms of art were drastically altered to incorporate foreign influences and to develop autonomous identities and cultural independence. Therefore, their artistic practices explore the inherent tension between tradition and modernity within these communities. Ranging from the prehistoric period to the modern era, and accompanied by a timeline, bibliography, and glossary of terms, this book raises important questions for continued debate and study of the art of the Pacific Rim.
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 | : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Aboriginal Australians |
ISBN | : 1588392384 |
Includes detailed chapters devoted to each of the five major cultural regions of the Pacific: Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and the islands of Southeast Asia.
Author | : Karen Stevenson |
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Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780971412774 |
"Brings artists, academics, museum curators and gallery owners together to discuss the production and promotion of contemporary Pacific arts in the global art world" BOOK JACKET.
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Total Pages | : 365 |
Release | : 1979 |
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Author | : Douglas Newton |
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Total Pages | : 365 |
Release | : 19?? |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780253250001 |
Author | : Jennifer Newell |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780674055780 |
Pacific Art in Detail introduces the riches of Oceanic art through astonishing close-up views of rarely seen treasures, allowing behind-the-scenes insight into this vibrant work that no conventional gallery tour affords. Carefully selected pieces from the world-renowned Oceanic collection at the British Museumâe"by artists employing a wide variety of materials and techniquesâe"illustrate such major themes as the role of artistic creation in land and ocean management, political and spiritual power, and connections to gods and ancestors. Jenny Newellâe(tm)s introduction addresses the question âeoeWhat is Pacific art?âe while short texts place each individual object into its cultural context. Handsome photographs of each complete work are displayed alongside these fine details, to allow for intriguing comparisons between seemingly unrelated objects and media. Evoking the hand and eye of the most accomplished Pacific artists and craft workers, past and present, these details spur the creative imagination and serve as an astute introduction to Oceanic collections in museums around the world.
Author | : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2014-09-02 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0300204299 |
An engaging explanation of Oceanic art and an important gateway to wider appreciation of Oceanic heritage and visual culture
Author | : Diana Looser |
Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | : 359 |
Release | : 2021-09-30 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0472132385 |
A pathbreaking exploration of the international and intercultural connections within Oceanian performance