oceanic art

This is the Ship Belonging to Captain Cook When He Came to Australia, Mathias Kauage

Mathias Kauage is the most famous and influential contemporary artist in Papua New Guinea. His painting celebrates the historic contribution of Captain Cook, the British explorer who opened the South Pacific and its cultures to the international community. Kauage places his symbolic portrait of Cook and his entourage in the center of the composition. The vessel that carries him flies both a British and an Australian flag, and four birds top its colorful sails.

Modern & Contemporary Art