Samoan Art

[Pauli]

Hello, do you know where I can find more art of or about Samoa or the Pacific Island in general, such like these paintings
https://www.schatzwert.com/ad/samoan-chief-and-samoan-scene/

May a painting with Kava ritual on it? thanks

 

[Groggy]

Hello, do you know where I can find more art of or about Samoa or the Pacific Island in general, such like these paintings
https://www.schatzwert.com/ad/samoan-chief-and-samoan-scene/

May a painting with Kava ritual on it? thanks

I kind of know where to search;

'A Samoan chief in full ceremonial costume, 1902' Giclee Print - Thomas Andrew | Art.com

A Samoan chief in full ceremonial costume, 1902 Giclee Print by Thomas Andrew. Find art you love and shop high-quality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at Art.com. 100% satisfaction guaranteed.

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Look around that site or etsy.

There are more qualified people for historical information, like @Alia, @Henry or @kasa_balavu.

 

[Alia]

Hello, do you know where I can find more art of or about Samoa or the Pacific Island in general, such like these paintings
https://www.schatzwert.com/ad/samoan-chief-and-samoan-scene/

May a painting with Kava ritual on it? thanks

My overall favorite is the block print by Dietrich Varez entitled Kahuna Lapa'au
Reason- it shows the 'awa plant and the fixings to prepare the beverage.
Just search name and title and it should show up.
So much about kava / 'awa beverage, etc. in art and video but rarely the plant PLUS the beverage and/or "ceremony".
Also worth checking website's of--
Native Books and Beautiful Things, Honolulu
Bishop Museum, Honolulu
Also, but not Hawai'i, I like- "Samoan Taupou Officiating at the Kava Ceremony" Savea Malietoa- page 297 of BUVEURS de KAVA
"Marriage of Kava and Coconut" by Moses Jobo is OK but the botany of the kava leaf is wrong. page 82 of same.

 

[nabanga]

Hello, do you know where I can find more art of or about Samoa or the Pacific Island in general, such like these paintings
https://www.schatzwert.com/ad/samoan-chief-and-samoan-scene/

May a painting with Kava ritual on it? thanks

For the Pacific in general there are some great early paintings by William Hodges, the artist on Cooks 2nd voyage. There is a large high quality print book available (I got mine for NZ$400 but they come up cheaper) - or a more recent paperback "The art of exploration"
William Hodges 1744-1797: The Art of Exploration: Quilley, Geoff: 9780300103762: Amazon.com: Books

Specific to Samoa there is a great book available that I have "Samoan art and artists" by Sean Mallon, although mostly art from Samoa rather than painting by outsiders of samoa.

 

[Henry]

If you are interested in contemporary art depicting Pacific islands, I think Mark Cross is an amazing artist.

Mark Cross | Artist

New Zealand born artist Mark Cross is considered one of the South Pacific's leading contemporary realist painters.

www.markcross.nu