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The Resource Buddhist imagery in the work of Paul Gauguin : the impact of primitivism, theology and cultural studies, Sara Ann Camiscioni

Buddhist imagery in the work of Paul Gauguin : the impact of primitivism, theology and cultural studies, Sara Ann Camiscioni

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Scholars attribute aesthetics in Gauguin's work to the 1889 Paris Exposition universelle and Gauguin's quest for the primitive and "exotic". This study takes a deeper look at Gauguin and examines the personal context in which his works were created. This will show Gauguin's immense suffering and unhappiness as a result of separation from family, financial and health struggles. The personal context of the artists' life, I argue, influenced the appropriation of Buddhist imagery in his work. I examine the visual elements within Gauguin's work that link his subject matter to Buddhism and look closely at several major works, including Nirvana, Self-Portrait, Caribbean Woman, and Te nave nave fenua that clearly appropriate Buddhist imagery. Gauguin's incorporation of mudras, color palettes, and other subject matter express his Buddhist sympathies. His appropriation of formal motifs served his spiritual beliefs just as much as his aesthetic purposes. My research draws on recent scholarship on Gauguin, and utilizes the artist's personal letters and manuscripts. Through these letters I examine Gauguin's failed marriage, his struggles with health and financial issues and his drive to be an artist. It is in this context of marital conflict and personal struggle that Gauguin's embrace of Buddhist imagery should be understood. Although Buddhist motifs were among many exotic elements appropriated by Gauguin, including PreColumbian, Egyptian, Marquesan, and Tahitian, they alone carried a particular personal significance for the artist
Language
eng
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Extent
1 online resource (53 pages)
Note
  • "A thesis in Art History."
  • Advisor: Frances Connelly
  • Vita
Contents
  • Abstract
  • List of illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • The personal context of suffering and unhappiness
  • Buddhist imagery in the work of Paul Gauguin
  • Illustrations
  • Bibliography
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Buddhist imagery in the work of Paul Gauguin : the impact of primitivism, theology and cultural studies
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Buddhist imagery in the work of Paul Gauguin
Title remainder
the impact of primitivism, theology and cultural studies
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Sara Ann Camiscioni
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Language
eng
Summary
Scholars attribute aesthetics in Gauguin's work to the 1889 Paris Exposition universelle and Gauguin's quest for the primitive and "exotic". This study takes a deeper look at Gauguin and examines the personal context in which his works were created. This will show Gauguin's immense suffering and unhappiness as a result of separation from family, financial and health struggles. The personal context of the artists' life, I argue, influenced the appropriation of Buddhist imagery in his work. I examine the visual elements within Gauguin's work that link his subject matter to Buddhism and look closely at several major works, including Nirvana, Self-Portrait, Caribbean Woman, and Te nave nave fenua that clearly appropriate Buddhist imagery. Gauguin's incorporation of mudras, color palettes, and other subject matter express his Buddhist sympathies. His appropriation of formal motifs served his spiritual beliefs just as much as his aesthetic purposes. My research draws on recent scholarship on Gauguin, and utilizes the artist's personal letters and manuscripts. Through these letters I examine Gauguin's failed marriage, his struggles with health and financial issues and his drive to be an artist. It is in this context of marital conflict and personal struggle that Gauguin's embrace of Buddhist imagery should be understood. Although Buddhist motifs were among many exotic elements appropriated by Gauguin, including PreColumbian, Egyptian, Marquesan, and Tahitian, they alone carried a particular personal significance for the artist
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Camiscioni, Sara Ann
Degree
M.A.
Dissertation note
(Department of Art and Art History).
Dissertation year
2014.
Granting institution
University of Missouri-Kansas City,
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
  • theses
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1953-
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Connelly, Frances S.
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  • Gauguin, Paul
  • Buddhism and art
  • Primitivism in art
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Buddhist imagery in the work of Paul Gauguin : the impact of primitivism, theology and cultural studies, Sara Ann Camiscioni
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Publication
Note
  • "A thesis in Art History."
  • Advisor: Frances Connelly
  • Vita
Antecedent source
not applicable
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-52)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Color
black and white
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Abstract -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The personal context of suffering and unhappiness -- Buddhist imagery in the work of Paul Gauguin -- Illustrations -- Bibliography
Control code
904716217
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (53 pages)
File format
one file format
Form of item
online
Level of compression
mixed
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations (some color).
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not applicable
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)904716217
System details
  • The full text of the thesis is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web
Label
Buddhist imagery in the work of Paul Gauguin : the impact of primitivism, theology and cultural studies, Sara Ann Camiscioni
Publication
Note
  • "A thesis in Art History."
  • Advisor: Frances Connelly
  • Vita
Antecedent source
not applicable
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-52)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Color
black and white
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Abstract -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The personal context of suffering and unhappiness -- Buddhist imagery in the work of Paul Gauguin -- Illustrations -- Bibliography
Control code
904716217
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (53 pages)
File format
one file format
Form of item
online
Level of compression
mixed
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations (some color).
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)904716217
System details
  • The full text of the thesis is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web

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