<P> The artistic creations of these people varies greatly throughout the cultures and regions . The subject matter typically carries themes of fertility or the supernatural . Art such as masks were used in religious ceremonies or social rituals . Petroglyphs , Tattooing , painting , wood carving , stone carving and textile work are other common art forms . Contemporary Pacific art is alive and well , encompassing traditional styles , symbols , and materials , but now imagined in a diversity of contemporary forms , revealing the complexity of geographic , cultural and individual interaction and history . </P>
<P> The artistic creations of these people varies greatly throughout the cultures and regions . The subject matter typically carries themes of fertility or the supernatural . Art such as masks were used in religious ceremonies or social rituals . Petroglyphs , Tattooing , painting , wood carving , stone carving and textile work are other common art forms . Contemporary Pacific art is alive and well , encompassing traditional styles , symbols , and materials , but now imagined in a diversity of contemporary forms , revealing the complexity of geographic , cultural and individual interaction and history . </P>
the subject of oceanic art are usually about
the subject of oceanic art are usually about
themes of fertility or the supernatural .
themes of fertility or the supernatural .