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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, Violet Mood, Trayko Popov

Violet Mood

Trayko Popov

Painting - 45 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$525

Photography, Cactus Forest, Nadia Attura

Cactus Forest

Nadia Attura

Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,129

Fine Art Drawings, Eau lucide, Éléonore Deshayes

Eau lucide

Éléonore Deshayes

Fine Art Drawings - 69.9 x 49.9 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

$2,027

Painting, Adore, Sreya Gupta

Adore

Sreya Gupta

Painting - 61 x 76.2 cm Painting - 24 x 30 inch

$811

Print, Sintonia, Cajuca

Sintonia

Cajuca

Print - 59.4 x 42 x 0.3 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$600

Print, Recanto, Cajuca

Recanto

Cajuca

Print - 59.4 x 42 x 0.3 cm Print - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$600

Print, Road Thoughts, Cajuca

Road Thoughts

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$400

Print, Deep feelings, Cajuca

Deep feelings

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$600

Print, Phases, Cajuca

Phases

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$150

Print, Madah, Cajuca

Madah

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$400

Print, Summer Sea, Nadia Attura

Summer Sea

Nadia Attura

Print - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,552

Print, Sea Grey, Nadia Attura

Sea Grey

Nadia Attura

Print - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,552

Print, Sahara Call, Nadia Attura

Sahara Call

Nadia Attura

Print - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,552

Photography, Cactus Song, Nadia Attura

Cactus Song

Nadia Attura

Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,129

Photography, Cactus Moon, Nadia Attura

Cactus Moon

Nadia Attura

Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,129

Print, Entering, Cajuca

Entering

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$150

Print, Spring Equinox, Cajuca

Spring Equinox

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$400

Print, Inv(f)erno, Cajuca

Inv(f)erno

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$150

Print, New Beginning, Cajuca

New Beginning

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$150

Print, Moon Swirl, Cajuca

Moon Swirl

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

$150

Print, Fluto, Cajuca

Fluto

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$150

Print, Albus, Cajuca

Albus

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$150

Print, Desert Bloom, Cajuca

Desert Bloom

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$150

Print, 5th Dimension, Cajuca

5th Dimension

Cajuca

Print - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$400

Painting, Amoorea, Julien Calot

Amoorea

Julien Calot

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

$9,418

Painting, Aura, Julien Calot

Aura

Julien Calot

Painting - 200 x 150 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 inch

$11,683

Painting, La sieste, Julien Calot

La sieste

Julien Calot

Painting - 200 x 150 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 inch

$12,160

Painting, Les dunes, Julien Calot

Les dunes

Julien Calot

Painting - 200 x 150 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 inch

$12,160

Painting, Le volcan, Julien Calot

Le volcan

Julien Calot

Painting - 115 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 45.3 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$5,365

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