Andreas Dettloff

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]

Andreas Dettloff and Chief Miko in the documentary Moko le chef voyant

Biography

Dettloff 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

References
  1. "Andreas Dettloff". Françoise Livinec. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. "Andreas Dettloff". artistes.pf. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  4. Riccardo Pineri (2014). Andreas Dettloff, signes et traces du sacré. Tahiti: ʼUra Éditions.
  5. "Andréas Dettloff, au-delà du sacré et du profane" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ""Moruroa forever" : de l'art contemporain détonant… mais sans danger !" (in French). Tahit Infos. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  7. "Mata Hoata : Andréas Dettloff exposé au musée du quai Branly" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. "L'exposition Objets du Fenua passionne Paris et Tahiti" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2023.


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