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Paradise reviewed :
an interpretation of Gauguin's Polynesian symbolism / Jehanne
Teilhet-Fisk. - Ann Arbor (Michigan) : UMI research press,
1983. - XI-303 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - (Studies
in the fine arts : The avant-garde, 31)
ISBN 0-83571-334-2
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DEBORAH WAITE : Paradise Reviewed, in
the words of its author, « intends to show that Gauguin's
work during the ten years he lived in French Polynesia …
are … not only reliable but at the same time beautiful
documents of sensitivity and insight into the culture of French
Polynesia ». This monograph also is a document of
sensitivity and insight.
[…]
Previous
authors have noted the existence of Polynesian design motifs in
Gauguin's art, but perhaps none have so successfully shown the
multidimensional way in which Gauguin's interests in Tahitians and a
Tahitian awareness of life enhanced his own theosophical interests and
made his art so much more than one that merely borrowed designs, ideas,
and concepts from the art and the people around him. It is the
integration of Polynesian phenomena with Javanese figure types, images
of the Buddha, and Christian inconography (together with various
aspects of Buddhism and Christianity) that makes his art, and the
effects of his Polynesian exposure, unique.
[…]
Pacific Studies, Vol. 8, n° 1 (1984)→ compte-rendu de lecture en téléchargement sur le site des Pacific Studies.
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ZIVA AMISHAI-MAISELS : Jehanne Teilhet-Fisk a déclaré
simplement que pendant le premier voyage [de Gauguin en
Polynésie] il a été un romantique et pendant
le deuxième un réaliste, mais elle n'a pas expliqué
les raisons d'être qui ont causé cette différence.
Elle a essayé aussi de montrer que Gauguin s'est vu comme
un anthropologiste laïque pendant son deuxième voyage,
mais cette opinion est problématique et n'explique pas
suffisamment les différences dans sa vie et ses œuvres
entre les deux voyages.
☐ « Gauguin, visiteur
ou résident ? », in Rencontres
Gauguin à Tahiti,, Papeete, 1989 (n. 1, p. 77)
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JehanneTeilhet-Fisk (1939-2002) was a professor at Florida
State University, specializing in Non-Western Art History, with
a strong anthropological focus. In addition to field trips in
West Africa and studies on American folk art, she conducted numerous
field trips with students to Tonga, Aotearoa/New Zealand and
Tahiti. — (Association
for Social Anthropology in Oceania)
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COMPLÉMENT
BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE
- « The influence of Polynesian culture and art on the works of Paul Gauguin, 1891-1903 »
Ph.D dissertation, University of California at Los Angeles, 1973
- « Te Tamari no
Atua : an interpretation of Paul Gauguin's Tahitian
symbolism », Arts Magazine, n° 53, janvier
1979
- Jehanne Teilhet (ed.), « Dimensions
of Polynesia » catalogue of an exhibition, October
7- November 25, 1973, San Diego : Fine arts gallery, 1973
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