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Colonial Wallpapers - Pacific Encounters
Colonial Wallpapers - Pacific Encounters

Colonial Wallpapers - Pacific Encounters

Artist (born 1952)
Date2017
Object numberV00055114
NamePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Copyright© Helen S Tiernan
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection funded by ANMM Foundation
DescriptionBased on the conventions and elements of early European sea charts, the painting 'Colonial Wallpapers - Pacific Encounters' incorporates a central compass rose, rumb lines and wind gods in a reconstruction of the Pacific. Combining images of Cook's voyage artists with the mythical, romantic and ridiculous, this vast panorama questions the image of the Pacific brought back to Europe during Pacific Encounters in the 'Age of Discovery'.SignificanceArtist Helen Tiernan's painting 'Colonial Wallpapers - Pacific Encounters' is significant as an example of modern re-interpretation of Pacific history from an Indigenous perspective.