Collective creativity
Subtitle: art and society in the South Pacific
By: by Katherine Giuffre.
Series: Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9780754676645; 9780754676652
Subjects: Social networks -- Oceania; Artists -- Oceania
Description: Katherine Giuffre offers an analysis of the explosion of artistic creativity currently taking place on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga, examining the reasons for which this region is experiencing such a surge of artistic production.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Networks and creativity; title: Te enua ou tumu te varovaro : "the misty land whence comes the thunder"; title: Developing an art market at home and abroad; title: The artists I : local, foreign, and foreign locals; title: The artists II: social networks and making art; title: Re-evaluating creativity in a changing world.