Australian Studies: Indigenous Australian Art (AUST2610)
School of Humanities - Flinders University
Semester 1 / 2011

Texts

y separately published work icon Art, History, Place Christine Nicholls , Kingswood : Working Title Press , 2003 Z1109480 2003 single work information book children's (taught in 4 units)
y separately published work icon Art, Land, Story Christine Nicholls , Kingswood : Working Title Press , 2003 Z1211618 2003 single work non-fiction children's (taught in 4 units)

'Indigenous Australian art today is recognised throughout Australia and the world for its strength and vitality. 

'In her book Art, Land, Story, Christine Nicholls looks at some of the traditions this art has come from and emphasises the continuous links between Indigenous art, place and The Dreaming the central core of Indigenous law and religion. 

'Sections on body painting, art from the central and western deserts and bark painting from Arnhem Land, highlight the extraordinary diversity that is and always has been a hallmark of Indigenous Australian art.' (Publication summary)
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Description

This topic introduces students to some of the many aspects of contemporary Aboriginal and Islander visual arts and crafts within their historical and social contexts. The effect of non-Indigenous stylistic, critical and other influences and the pressures of the market-place in the production of art-for-sale are also underlying themes that are covered in this topic.

The major areas of study covered include the pre-contact origins of contemporary Aboriginal visual art; regional diversity; appropriationand copyright; change and continuity; marketing; the impact of museums and exhibitions; and the effects of the market and tourism on contemporary Aboriginal art. Opportunities exist for students to use the Flinders University Art Museum as a research resource and there are also opportunities to attend exhibitions and meet practising Aboriginal artists.

Supplementary Texts

Wally Caruana. Aboriginal Art

Christine Nicholls. Yilpinji: Love Art And Ceremony

Christine Nicholls. Genius of Place: The Life And Art Of Kathleen Petyarre

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Current Campus: Flinders
Levels: Undergraduate
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