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Oceanic Art

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

Oceanic Art

By Nicholas Thomas

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About the book

The dazzling colours and patterns of the art of the Pacific Islands have long entranced Western audiences, not least artists such as Gauguin and Picasso. The tendency has been to regard Oceanic art as `primitive', mysterious and shrouded in taboo, but Nicholas Thomas, in looking at and beyond the familiar, stunning surfaces of masks and shields, carved canoe prows and feathered gods, discovers the significance of such objects, past and present, for the peoples of the Pacific. In this revised edi...Show more

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9780500204405

Publisher

Thames & Hudson Ltd

Published year

2018

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1

Original title

Oceanic Art

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Paperback

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