Everything about Exoticism totally explained
Exoticism (from 'exotic') is a trend in
art and
design, influenced by some ethnic groups or civilizations since the late 19th-century. In
music exoticism is a genre in which the rhythms, melodies, or instrumentation are designed to evoke the atmosphere of far-off lands or ancient times (for example
Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé and
Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra,
Debussy's Syrinx for Flute Solo or
Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio espagnol). Like orientalist subjects in 19th century painting, exoticism in the decorative arts and interior decoration was associated with fantasies of opulence.
Exoticism, by definition, is "the charm of the unfamiliar." Scholar Alden Jones defines exoticism in
art and
literature as the representation of one culture for consumption by another. An archetypical example is the artist and writer
Paul Gauguin and his representations of Tahitian people and landscapes for a French audience.
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