Andreas Dettloff (born 26 October 1963)[1] is a German visual artist who lives and works in Tahiti. He is one of the most influential artists in French Polynesia.[2]
Biography
editDettloff was born in Iserlohn in Germany and educated at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.[2] He was awarded a scholarship allowing him to travel to Australia, Easter Island and Polynesia.[2] In 1989 he settled permanently in Tahiti.[3]
Dettloff uses traditional Polynesian symbols, which he mixes with those of the western world. He was probably the first artist to introduce sometimes conceptual art into Polynesia.[4]
Exhibitions
edit- Winkler gallery (2014)[5]
- Moruroa forever, Winkler gallery (2016)[6]
- Mata Hoata, Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac (2016)[7]
- Objets du Fenua, Lycée Hôtelier (2018)[8]
References
edit- ^ "Andreas Dettloff". Françoise Livinec. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Deso, Gaëtan (2018). "De l'art de rire de tout. Les crânes d'Andreas Dettloff en Polynésie française" (PDF). Frontières. 30 (1). doi:10.7202/1049466ar.
- ^ "Andreas Dettloff". artistes.pf. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Riccardo Pineri (2014). Andreas Dettloff, signes et traces du sacré. Tahiti: ʼUra Éditions.
- ^ "Andréas Dettloff, au-delà du sacré et du profane" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ ""Moruroa forever" : de l'art contemporain détonant… mais sans danger !" (in French). Tahit Infos. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Mata Hoata : Andréas Dettloff exposé au musée du quai Branly" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "L'exposition Objets du Fenua passionne Paris et Tahiti" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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