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Tatau no te ta'ata Tahiti Painting

Melanie Dupre

French Polynesia

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 24 W x 20 H x 1 D in

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Tattooing is an ancient tradition in Polynesia. This painting depicts my "muse" being tattooed by the local tattoo artist "Tihoti" in Huahine, in 2005. He had a large piece done on his right leg. His mother told me she didn't think he looked very handsome in this painting, and I told her "of course not! he is in pain"! Part of the process of tattoo is about the endurance required to put up with the pain over a period of time. I think I caught the look on his face quite well! I loved the cool darkness of the tattoo room, which Tihoti had decorated with murals of tattoo designs. It brought out nice dusky purples in his milk chocolate tahitian skin.

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Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:24 W x 20 H x 1 D in

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I am a painter living on the south sea island of Huahine, in French Polynesia. I work primarily in oils on linen or canvas, but also in water media, pastels, and ink, and mixed media. I was born with a penchant for painting, and have been lucky enough to also be endowed with a will to stay on that path against all odds. My life path has been rich and varied and has contributed always to my development as an artist-being-human. I hope I get to live at least 500 years because I have enough inspiration and projects to last that long!

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