Fijian Art: Traditional Roots, Contemporary Expression, and a Source of Livelihood

1 Dedication 3 Acknowledgements 4 Introduction 6 Definition of Terms 8 Methodology 8 Traditional Fijian and Pacific Art 11 Fijian Art Today: A look into the Vasu Exhibition 15 The Flip Side: Art as LivelihoodNotions of tourism art and legitimacy 22 Analysis/Conclusion 29 Bibliography 32 Introduction “A man’s art is the essential expression of himself and his society, his record for the world to see; his communication down through the ages of his innermost feelings, his joys, his sorrows, his passions, his wonders, of all the most refined and treasured-up tangible things that set him apart