Thomas, Nicholas

Gauguin and Polynesia

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ISBN 13:
9781801105231
author:
Thomas, Nicholas
format:
Hardback
publisher:
Apollo
language:
English
Publication Year:
2019
Pages:
464
Dimensions:
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.5 centimetres (1
Genre:
Arts & Photography, Art, General,
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£32.09

Description

Gauguin and Polynesia offers a fresh perspective on one of the greatest modern artists, Paul Gauguin. This book presents a new view on the artist, not from the European art history perspective, but from the contemporary vantage point of Oceania, where he lived for many years.

The author reveals that Gauguin's art is richer and more eclectic than previously recognised. His paintings depict both enigmatic and symbolic images, as well as Polynesia's colonial modernity, acknowledging the life and dignity of some of the Islanders he encountered.

This book neither celebrates nor condemns Gauguin, but rather presents a nuanced understanding of his art and its context. It is a revelation about a formative artist of modern life and multicultural worlds in the making.

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