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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Tropical Style

Bird of paradise

An untold story

There's Possibility

Arum

Red roofs

Journey of unknown

Live in my soul

Don't try to force anything

Better off alone 00

Le garçon et la mer

Life is a reflection

The Purpose

Make an impact

To be flawed

Keepsake

Reason to stay

I survived

With strength and grace01

Walk your worth

A Choice

Out of the blue 01

Feeling of emptiness

Meraki

Somebody to hold 1

Biarritz II

La splendeur de la lune

Treehouse at waterfall

Words Left Unspoken

An invisible bound

Treehouse Fantastic

Something to hope for

Inner conflict

Delightful moments

Choices in life

Sunshine Cabin

When the sun is shining

Lines

Surfhouse

Treehouse next to waterfall

Let off

Your plans

How much a heart can hold

Crisp in the fall

Minimal

Isle of serenity

Sweet Escape

Serenity - R

Capture the essence

Do it anyway

Strength your aura

Help Me Believe

You're far away

The one who loves you a lot 48

To fill the void

See you never

Bloom 1

Ceremic sculpture- Thoughts

Motherhood

Mahalo

Summer morning

Balinese Cultivations

Cosmos in a stone

Landscape - Zurich

Surfspotters

Sculpture pot - Resilence

Jardin des lumie?res Roses et Pierres 5