Oceanic art
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Oceanic art is the traditional visual art of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands, known for its stylized forms, spiritual symbolism, and strong influence on modern Western art movements.
Statements (85)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ indigenous art ⓘ traditional art ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
| createdBy | indigenous peoples of Oceania ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
abstraction
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emphasis on ancestral figures ⓘ emphasis on totemic beings ⓘ geometric patterns ⓘ ritual function ⓘ spiritual symbolism ⓘ stylized forms ⓘ use of natural materials ⓘ |
| hasCollectionIn |
Australian Museum
ⓘ
British Museum ⓘ Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac ⓘ Te Papa Tongarewa ⓘ |
| hasForm |
ancestor figures
ⓘ
canoe prows ⓘ decorated weapons ⓘ house posts ⓘ masks ⓘ ornaments ⓘ ritual objects ⓘ sculpture ⓘ totem poles ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commemoration of ancestors
ⓘ
mythological representation ⓘ religious use ⓘ ritual use ⓘ social status display ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
Austronesian peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian cultures
Papuan cultures ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
bark cloth
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body painting ⓘ bone carving ⓘ featherwork ⓘ fiber ⓘ shell ⓘ stone carving ⓘ tattooing ⓘ weaving ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Oceania
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Pacific Islands ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Australia
ⓘ
Easter Island ⓘ Hawaiian Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii
Melanesia ⓘ Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Polynesia ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ancestors
ⓘ
clan identity ⓘ cosmology ⓘ fertility ⓘ gods ⓘ mythological beings ⓘ navigation ⓘ spirits ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cubism
ⓘ
Fauvism ⓘ Expressionism ⓘ
surface form:
German Expressionism
Primitivism in Western art ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ modern Western art ⓘ |
| influencedArtist |
Amedeo Modigliani
ⓘ
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner ⓘ Henri Matisse ⓘ Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aboriginal Australian art
ⓘ
Maori art ⓘ Melanesian art ⓘ Micronesian art ⓘ Polynesian art ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
anthropology
ⓘ
art history ⓘ ethnology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
colonial era
ⓘ
contemporary era ⓘ pre-colonial era ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.