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, Shopping, Trayko Popov

Shopping

Trayko Popov

Painting - 100.1 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,965

Fine Art Drawings, Passion 7, Akira Inumaru

Passion 7

Akira Inumaru

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

$1,404

Fine Art Drawings, Passion 5, Akira Inumaru

Passion 5

Akira Inumaru

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

$1,404

Painting, Morning Dew, Trayko Popov

Morning Dew

Trayko Popov

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,042

Painting, Good Morning!!, Trayko Popov

Good Morning!!

Trayko Popov

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

$3,744 $1,872

Painting, Solidarity, Kusbudiyanto

Solidarity

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,500

Painting, Universe, Trayko Popov

Universe

Trayko Popov

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,457

Painting, Summer tree, Trayko Popov

Summer tree

Trayko Popov

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

$2,808

Painting, Red Beach, Trayko Popov

Red Beach

Trayko Popov

Painting - 99.1 x 85.1 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39 x 33.5 x 0.2 inch

$2,620

Painting, Pandemic, Kusbudiyanto

Pandemic

Kusbudiyanto

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

$2,000

Painting, Tsunami, Kusbudiyanto

Tsunami

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 73 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,400

Painting, Survivor, Kusbudiyanto

Survivor

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,000

Painting, Dream To Fly, Kusbudiyanto

Dream To Fly

Kusbudiyanto

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

$2,200

Painting, Morning, Trayko Popov

Morning

Trayko Popov

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

$3,276

Painting, Beauty kids, Kusbudiyanto

Beauty kids

Kusbudiyanto

Painting - 90 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,872

Painting, Satu Sisi, Kusbudiyanto

Satu Sisi

Kusbudiyanto

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

$3,400

Painting, Sailing, Trayko Popov

Sailing

Trayko Popov

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

$1,755

Painting, Countryside, Trayko Popov

Countryside

Trayko Popov

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

$1,872

Painting, Le ruisseau, Julien Calot

Le ruisseau

Julien Calot

Painting - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,446