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, Surfspot, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€540

Painting, Red Petals, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, The Hills, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

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

€2,600

Painting, Color of Books, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 75 x 55 x 0.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.2 inch

€550

Painting, Sunset, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€750

Painting, Curators Team, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

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

€3,500

Painting, Warm Scents, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, Utopia, Poonam Choudhary

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€237

Painting, Nightsea, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Barongan Dance, Kusbudiyanto

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 65 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Contemplation, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

€565

Painting, Pink, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 55 x 75 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

€550

Painting, Flying flowers, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting - 57 x 76 x 0.5 cm Painting - 22.4 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch

€500

Painting, Sin título, Emilio Tejada

Emilio Tejada

Painting - 50 x 61 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 2 inch

€780

Painting, Sin título, Emilio Tejada

Emilio Tejada

Painting - 61 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€780

Painting, Sin título, Emilio Tejada

Emilio Tejada

Painting - 46 x 55 x 5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 2 inch

€650

Painting, Sin título, Emilio Tejada

Emilio Tejada

Painting - 46 x 55 x 5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 2 inch

€650

Painting, Sin título, Emilio Tejada

Emilio Tejada

Painting - 50 x 61 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 2 inch

€780

Painting, Biarritz I, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,610

Painting, Pandemic, Kusbudiyanto

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 90 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,824

Painting, Good Life, Kusbudiyanto

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 65 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,368