- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; First Edition edition (May 15 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0192842382
- ISBN-13: 978-0192842381
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.8 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 458 g
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- #12 in Books > Arts & Photography > History & Criticism > Regional > Australia & Oceania
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`Review from previous edition The most successful of all recent Pacific art surveys, integrating the symbolism of these arts with their social and religious dimensions. ' Roger Neich, Curator of Ethnology,Auckland Museum, New Zealand
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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.
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A wonderful exploration of Oceanic art, Sep 18 2008
By zelda - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia (Paperback)
The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia embraces the whole spectrum of Polynesian and Micronesian art forms--from tattooing to musical instruments--while including a focus on contemporary arts of the region. What's special about this book is that it looks at the arts of Polynesia and Micronesia side-by-side rather than seperately, illuminating the artistic types, styles, and concepts that they share.This is agreat book for students of art history studying Pacific arts, and the general reader interested in the art of the Pacific island peoples.
The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia (Oxford History of Art)
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origins of those tiki trinkets, May 17 2008
By W Boudville - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia (Paperback)
To a reader already interested in the culture of the Pacific, this is an instructive and enjoyable read. It shows the diversity of traditions, as expressed in the artworks, of a relatively small absolute number of people, scattered across a vast region.The Polynesian influences may perhaps be familiar to an American reader. Especially if you are from Hawaii or California. You can see the origins of all those cheesy tiki memorabilia from the 50s and 60s. The photos of the carvings and fabrics are an integral part of the narrative. Giving an appreciation of the skills needed.
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Overview of Pacific Arts, Dec 7 2011
By Dr Benjamin - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Pacific Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia (Paperback)
This is a good overview and through imagery, shows the thematic and stylistic inter-connections throughout the Pacific art of Polynesia and Micronesia. The history of our ancestral explorers is endlessly fascinating and it remains a remarkable feat that, over 7000 years of exploration and settlement, they discovered and generally peopled all of the habitable islands of the Pacific, taking with them their material culture, languages and world view and adapting them to local conditions. The author of this book is an authority on the arts of the Pacific and this small work provides a useful contribution, particularly for those seeking to make connections between the arts of the various peoples who make up Polynesian and Micronesia.
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