Breeze - Arm Chair
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 73.7 x 65 x 82 cm Design - 29 x 25.6 x 32.3 inch
$1,200
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 - 73.7 x 65 x 82 cm Design - 29 x 25.6 x 32.3 inch
$1,200
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
Painting - 121.9 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 72 x 1.5 inch
$1,500
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$900
Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 36 x 1 inch
$350 $315
Painting - 111.8 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44 x 30 x 1 inch
$450
Painting - 106.7 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 39 x 1 inch
$400
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,842
Painting - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,233
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,465
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,797
Painting - 59.7 x 59.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.5 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch
$670
Painting - 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$692
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$1,395
Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$893
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,340
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,349
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,047
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,047
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,340
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,340
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,898
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,898
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Painting - 100 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$5,358
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,567
Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,674
Design - 32 x 30 x 30 cm Design - 12.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$670
Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,674
Painting - 130 x 190 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
$15,628
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
$726
Painting - 45 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$893
Print - 160 x 110 x 1 cm Print - 63 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
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