Be like snow
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 45 x 113.5 x 45 cm Design - 17.7 x 44.7 x 17.7 inch
$1,890 $1,701
When artist Paul Gauguin arrived in Papeete in June 1891, his romantic image of Tahiti as an untouched landscape, a paradise derived in part from Pierre Loti's novel Le Mariage de Loti (1880). What is worth noting is that Gauguin was actually disappointed by the extent to which French colonization had corrupted everyday life in Tahiti. He subsequently attempted to immerse himself in what he believed were the authentic aspects of the culture. By later including Tahitian motifs in paintings and ceramics, he displayed what is referred to in Western art as Primitivism. Typically borrowed from non-Western or prehistoric people perceived to be “primitive", the likes of Gauguin and Henri Rousseau borrowed from subject matter deemed exotic or indeed tropical such as in Rousseau's In a Tropical Forest Combat of a Tiger and a Buffalo (1908–1909).
Despite non-Western art being important to the development of modern art, Primitivism has often been critiqued for reproducing racist stereotypes. Now, it can be argued then that the canon is no longer entirely Western-centric and tropical style art movement has been later depicted by the African artworks of Roger Djiguemde and also Ana Maria Dias who hails from Brazil. Further implementing the importance of this art style despite how exotic its setting.
Design - 45 x 113.5 x 45 cm Design - 17.7 x 44.7 x 17.7 inch
$1,890 $1,701
Sculpture - 25.4 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 10 x 7 x 6 inch
$1,000 $900
Design - 73.7 x 65 x 82 cm Design - 29 x 25.6 x 32.3 inch
$1,500 $1,350
Design - 27.9 x 17.8 x 7.6 cm Design - 11 x 7 x 3 inch
$1,000
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$650
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,450 $1,305
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$900 $810
Painting - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,247
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,854
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,495
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,809
Painting - 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$697
Painting - 59.7 x 59.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.5 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch
$674
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$899
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,348
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,371
Painting - 100 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$5,394
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,023
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,046
Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,686
Design - 32 x 30 x 30 cm Design - 12.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$674
Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,686
Painting - 130 x 190 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
$15,731
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Painting - 82 x 152 x 3 cm Painting - 32.3 x 59.8 x 1.2 inch
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Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$730
Painting - 45 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$899
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$73
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,247
Painting - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$169