Tropical Style

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.

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Painting, Sailing, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,811

Painting, Summer tree, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,898

Painting, Sulap II, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$423

Painting, Sulap I, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$423

Painting, Minuit, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting - 162 x 130 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 inch

$11,835

Painting, Countryside, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 61.5 x 159 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.2 x 62.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,932

Painting, Zise, Kusbudiyanto

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$4,589

Painting, Seribu Mata, Kusbudiyanto

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 100 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$3,400

Painting, Dreamspot, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting - 200 x 300 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 0.8 inch

$12,077

Painting, To the ocean, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting - 200 x 280 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 110.2 x 0.8 inch

$12,077

Painting, The Change, Kusbudiyanto

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 95 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 37.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$3,000

Print, Passion, Akira Inumaru

Akira Inumaru

Print - 50 x 40 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$423

Print, Passion, Akira Inumaru

Akira Inumaru

Print - 50 x 40 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$423

Print, Passion, Akira Inumaru

Akira Inumaru

Print - 50 x 40 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$423

Painting, Satu Sisi, Kusbudiyanto

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 70 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

$3,400

Painting, Morning Girls, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 85 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,019

Painting, Le passeur, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting - 148 x 114 x 5 cm Painting - 58.3 x 44.9 x 2 inch

$9,057

Painting, Magical bird, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 99.1 x 124.5 x 1.3 cm Painting - 39 x 49 x 0.5 inch

$4,300

Painting, La rencontre, Lucia Buccini

Lucia Buccini

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,657

Painting, Old Tree, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 100 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,985

Painting, Sin título, Emilio Tejada

Emilio Tejada

Painting - 54 x 65 x 5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 2 inch

$1,099

Painting, Sin título, Emilio Tejada

Emilio Tejada

Painting - 54 x 65 x 5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 2 inch

$1,099

Painting, L'oiseau bleu, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting - 148 x 114 x 5 cm Painting - 58.3 x 44.9 x 2 inch

$9,903

Fine Art Drawings, Passion 9, Akira Inumaru

Akira Inumaru

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$1,449

Fine Art Drawings, Passion 8, Akira Inumaru

Akira Inumaru

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$1,449

Painting, Underwater, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 61.5 x 159 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.2 x 62.6 x 0.2 inch

$2,174

Painting, Love garden, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 80 x 120 x 0.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

$4,287

Print, Ile, Clement Vuillier

Ile

Clement Vuillier

Print - 50 x 70 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 inch

$193

Painting, L'Ours, Jean-Marc Teillon

Jean-Marc Teillon

Painting - 114 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

$7,246

Painting, En Nage, Jean-Marc Teillon

Jean-Marc Teillon

Painting - 162 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$7,246

Painting, Spring Splendour, Sreya Gupta

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch

$2,657 $2,258

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