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Temporarily out of stock
Title: Oceania
Author: BRUNT PETER/THOMAS NICOLAS/KAHANU NOELLE
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 01/12/2018
Imprint: ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, LONDON
Price: $110.00
Publishing status: Active
250 years after Cook’s voyage to the South Pacific, the dazzling and diverse art of Oceania, from
the historic to the contemporary.
From the remote shores of Rapa Nui to the dense rainforest of Papua New Guinea, the islands of
the Pacific are home to some of the most culturally diverse populations on the planet. The region
embraces an extraordinary range of art forms, from delicate shell ornaments to spectacularly
decorated canoes and meeting houses. These have fascinated outsiders since the exploratory
voyages of Captain Cook, the first of which commenced 250 years ago in 1768, and went on to
entrance Gauguin and a host of other European artists.
This volume accompanies a major survey in London and Paris of art from Oceania. It brings
together the most up-to-date scholarship by the leading experts in the field, encompassing a
dazzling array of objects from the region, including many that have never been published before.
Also included are many works that have historically been overlooked, such as painted and woven
textiles, elaborate wicker assemblages and expressively sculpted vessels, alongside works by
artists working in Oceania today. Objects of great aesthetic beauty, these artworks are the
product of a complex web of social, mythological and historical influences.
300 colour images
ISBN: 9781910350492
Dimension: 300mm X 245mm