The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia

Author: Adrienne L. Kaeppler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0192842382
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
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.

The Pacific arts of Polynesia and Micronesia

Author: Adrienne L. Kaeppler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : it
Pages : 210

Book Description

The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia

Author: Adrienne L. Kaeppler
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191539996
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
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.

Pacific Art in Detail

Author: Jennifer Newell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780714125909
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The art of the Pacific Islands is exciting, varied, vibrant and ever-changing. Across the great breadth of the Pacific, artists have always employed a wide variety of materials and techniques to create objects for specific purposes. These have been central to the management of land and ocean, of political and spiritual power, and of connections to gods and ancestors. This book focuses on objects from the domestic to the sacred, from the elegantly simple to the sumptuously ornate, and from the historic to the contemporary. The author draws on striking and colourful examples from the Pacific's major cultural regions: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia, beginning with an introduction asking 'What is Pacific art?' Each of the beautiful artworks is then explored further through close-ups, allowing intriguing comparisons between seemingly unrelated objects and media. Ideal as a spur to creative inspiration, this beautiful book offers a striking and unusual view of the wide array of Pacific art, evoking the skills of the most accomplished Pacific artists and craftworkers, past and present.

Arts of the Pacific Islands

Author: Anne D'Alleva
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300164121
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
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.

Oceania

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392384
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
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.

Arts and Crafts of Micronesia

Author: Barbara Wavell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781573063098
Category : Arts, Micronesian
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This image-driven book provides a detailed view of the artwork, craftsmanship, and history of the traditional arts of Micronesia using a unique blend of contemporary and historic collections to showcase such items as carved statuary, storyboards, model canoes, woven mats, baskets and fans. Wavell s book is an excellent comprehensive view of the artistic and practical handiwork of the peoples of Micronesia.

Arts of the South Seas

Author: Ralph Linton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Based on an exhibition organized by Rene d'Harnoncourt at the Museum of Modern Art.

Art in the New Pacific

Author: Vilsoni Hereniko
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description

Pacific Island Legends

Author: Bo Flood
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573060783
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
Collects forty-three historical or traditional stories from the Pacific Islands, including creation myths and stories of gods, heroes, and ordinary people. --amazon.com.