Texts

y separately published work icon The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture Sylvia Kleinert (editor), Margo Neale (editor), Robyne Bancroft (editor), Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 2000 Z937515 2000 reference prose criticism biography (taught in 3 units)

A comprehensive, generously illustrated reference work on a multitude of aspects of Aboriginal history, culture and art. Although the emphasis is on visual art and artists, the many survey entries on indigenous languages, traditions, writing and performance provide a much wider context.

The Companion is divided into two separate yet interconnected parts. Part One consist of essays by indigenous and non-indigenous scholars and experts, interspersed with textual and visual examples. Broadly chronological in structure, it contains the following sections: 'Foundations of Being' (subdivided into 'Religion', 'Ritual and Sacred Sites', 'Kinship and Gender'); 'Colonial and Post-colonial Scenes' (art and culture in different regions of Australia); 'Renegotiating Tradition' ('Urban Aboriginal Art', 'Film and Communications', 'Literature', 'Music', 'Performance', 'Fibre-work and Textiles', 'Cultural Meeting Places', buildings and architecture) ; 'The Public Face of Aboriginality' ('Aboriginalities', 'Reception and Recognition of Aboriginal Art', 'Cross-Cultural Exchange', 'The Way Ahead'). An index to Part One provides easy access to topics.

Part Two is organised as a reference section and consists of alphabetical entries on artists, organisations, key issues and ideas.

Hermannsburg Potters: Lyate Nwerne Urrkngele Mpareme (Now we are using clay) (exh!$!West , M.!$!cat.)!$!!$!
God and Country: An Analysis of Works by Three Contemporary Indigenous Artists, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art, Vol!$!Nickolls , C.!$!4, No!$!!$!
The Valley of the Dolls: Black Humour in the Art of Destiny Deacon!$!Langton , M.!$!Art and Australia, Vol!$!!$!
Wgilak and Djangkawu: Ancestral Paintings in the Public Domain, in Art from the Land: Dialogues with the Kluge-Ruhe Collection of Australian Aboriginal Art (eds.), H!$!Caruana, W.!$!Morphy and M!$!!$!
y separately published work icon Aboriginal History vol. 13 no. 1-2 1989 Z1393863 1989 periodical issue (taught in 2 units)
Maningrida: The Language of Weaving (exh!$!West , M.!$!cat.)!$!!$!
Touching the Land: Towards an Aesthetic of Balgo Contemporary Painting, in Art from the Land: Dialogues with the Kluge-Ruhe Collection of Australian Aboriginal Art, (eds.), H!$!Watson , C.!$!Morphy and M Smith Boles, (exh!$!!$!
Sculpture as Narrative: The Aurukun Case, in Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia (ed.), P!$!Sutton, P.!$!Sutton!$!!$!
Papunya Tula 1971-73: A New Way of Seeing the Land, in Fieldwork, Australian Art 1968-2002 (eds.), Jason Smith and Charles Green, (exh!$!Ryan , J.!$!cat.)!$!!$!
Pukumani Graveposts, in Yiribana: An Introduction to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection The Art Gallery of New South Wales!$!Neale , M!$!Sydney!$!The Art Gallery of New South Wales!$!2000
Ginger Riley Munduwalawala, in Stories: Eleven Aboriginal Artists: Works from the Holmes aCourt Collection (ed.) Anne Marie Brody!$!Mundine , J.!$!Sydney!$!Craftsman House!$!1997
Aboriginal Art!$!Morphy, Howard!$!London!$!Phaidon!$!1998
Running Trees, in Michael Jagamara Nelson!$!Johnson , V.!$!East Roseville, NSW!$!Craftsman House and G + B Arts International!$!1989
Singing the Silk: Utopia Batik, in Raiki Wara: Long Cloth from Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait, (eds.), J!$!Green!$!Ryan and R!$!!$!
Seeing the Centre: the Art of Albert Namatjira 1902-1959 (exh.cat.)!$!French , A.!$!Canberra!$!National Gallery of Australia!$!2002
M.!$!Brody , A!$!Rover Thomas, in Stories!$!Eleven Aboriginal Artists!$!
Torres Strait Islander Art!$!An Outsiders View!$!Cochrane , S.!$!!$!Art and Australia

Description

The aim of this unit is to examine the regional differences and stylistic diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in Northern Australia. The unit will also provide an insight into the continuity of Indigenous art through its creative adaptations to colonisation. Students will also examine the individual style of major artists and the changing European response to Indigenous art.

Assessment

To be confirmed.

Other Details

Offered in: 2009
Levels: Undergraduate
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