Author : Karen Stevenson
Publisher :
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 49,43 MB
Release : 2011
Category : 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.
Author : Adrienne L. Kaeppler
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 40,9 MB
Release : 2008-03-27
Category : 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 : Fred Wei-han Ho
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 41,98 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816656843
A leading Asian American artist & activist on the explosive intersection of politics and music.
Author : Brian Diettrich
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 48,49 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199733415
The islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia are steeped in diverse musical traditions that reach far beyond the expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Music in Pacific Island Cultures is the first brief, single-volume text to provide a thematic, succinct introduction to the music of the Pacific Islands--a region of the world that has long been underrepresented in ethnomusicological studies. Based on the authors' extensive fieldwork and experiences in Pacific Island cultures, the text draws on interviews with performers, eyewitness accounts of performances, vivid illustrations, and insights gained from ongoing participation in Pacific music. The authors use four themes--colonialism, belief systems, musical flows, and the re/presentation of Pacific cultures--to survey the region and draw parallels and contrasts between its various musical traditions [Publisher description]
Author : Katherine Giuffre
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 48,79 MB
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1317164237
Collective Creativity offers an analysis of the explosion of artistic creativity currently taking place on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga. By exploring the construction of this art-world through the ways in which creativity and innovation are linked to social structures and social networks, this book investigates the social aspects of making fine art in order to present a ’collective’ theory of creativity. With a close examination of tourism, galleries and, of course, the artists themselves, Katherine Giuffre presents a detailed picture of a complex and multi-faceted community through the words of the art-world participants themselves. Theoretically sophisticated, yet grounded with rich empirical data, this book will appeal not only to anthropologists with an interest in the South Pacific, but also to scholars concerned with questions of ethnicity, creativity, globalization and network analysis.
Author : CJ Cook
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 32,64 MB
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 0998422436
Labeled "e;Leeteg the Legend"e; by James Michener and Often Called the "e;American Gauguin"e;Edgar Leeteg was the father of black velvet art and the genesis of a genre continuing today with the tiki and Polynesian pop art movement, nearly 70 years later.Describing himself as a "e;fornicating, gin-soaked, dope-head,"e; Leeteg took on the elite of the art establishment of Honolulu Academy of Arts in 1938 and shamed them in the press. Always the shrewd promoter and a creative genius, Edgar Leeteg possessed many titles, astounding fans and antagonizing critics. His insatiable lust for life led the author James Michener to label him "e;Leeteg the Legend"e; in his book, Rascals in Paradise (1957).This is a biography of the artist Leeteg, who left California in 1933 bound for the South Pacific. His home in Tahiti allowed him to paint nudes, drink, and party with sensual vahines from the beaches to the bars of Tahiti.He was a wealthy artist and legend in his lifetime, a goal few can achieve."e;Cook's work is entertaining and knowledgeable. The breadth of its featured cast, quotes, and remembrances make this biography lively. Tahiti, its people, roistering ex-pats, and luminous landscapes vibrate like personal memories. Leeteg's landscapes appear alongside Paul Gauguin's, questions the fine and arbitrary line that separates "e;popular"e; art from work acclaimed "e;great."e; -Foreword Reviews
Author : Paul Gauguin
Publisher : Hirmer Verlag GmbH
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,44 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Art, French
ISBN : 9783777442617
"The evolution of this fascinating encounter between European and Polynesian culture also focuses on the larger development of art in the Pacific in the era following its first European contact. Twelve insightful and original essays about Paul Gauguin and Polynesia, written by eminent scholars in the field of art history and ethnology, present the development of Polynesian art before and after Gauguin's stay in Polynesia at the end of the 19th century. The book presents over 60 works by Paul Gauguin, fully revealing the extent of the influence of Polynesian art and culture on his work, while also highlighting more than 60 works from the Pacific that exemplify the dynamic exchanges of Pacific Island peoples with Europeans throughout the 19th century."--Publisher's website.
Author : Shar Tuiasoa
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 27,7 MB
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780063079236
Meet Punky Aloha: a girl who uses the power of saying "aloha" to experience exciting and unexpected adventures! Punky loves to do a lot of things--except meeting new friends. She doesn't feel brave enough. So when her grandmother asks her to go out and grab butter for her famous banana bread, Punky hesitates. But with the help of her grandmother's magical sunglasses, and with a lot of aloha in her heart, Punky sets off on a BIG adventure for the very first time. Will she be able to get the butter for grandma? Punky Aloha is a Polynesian girl who carries her culture in her heart and in everything she does. Kids will love to follow this fun character all over the island of O'ahu.
Author : Ralph Linton
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,26 MB
Release : 1946
Category : Art
ISBN :
Based on an exhibition organized by Rene d'Harnoncourt at the Museum of Modern Art.
Author : Sean Mallon
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 33,73 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780824826758
"Samoan Art and Artists is a wide-ranging survey of both the traditional and contemporary arts of Samoa. The author has drawn on an extensive research base to present a contemporary and accessible picture of a vibrant culture. The book has a broad sweep, covering all facets of the Samoan arts, including canoe and house building, siapo (tapa) weaving, tattooing, oratory, adornment, all forms of performance art, the visual arts, and literature. An important feature of the book is the inclusion of profiles of living practitioners, both from Samoa and the large Samoan communities in other Pacific countries."--Publisher description.
