Becoming art : exploring cross-cultural categories /
Morphy, Howard,
Becoming art : exploring cross-cultural categories / Howard Morphy. - xv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index.
List of Illustrations -- Cross-cultural categories and the inclusion of aboriginal art -- A short history of Yolngu art -- The history begins -- Bark painting and the emergence of Yolngu fine art -- Engaging with art history -- Visuality and representation in Yolngu art -- Style and meaning: Abelam art through Yolngu eyes -- Art theory and art discourse across cultures -- Yolngu art and the chimera of fine art -- Placing indigenous art in the gallery -- Conclusion -- 1. I. 2. 3. II. 5. 6. 7. III. 8. 9. Cross-cultural Categories and the Inclusion of Aboriginal Art -- A Short History of Yolngu Art -- The History Begins -- Bark Painting and the Emergence of Yolngu Fine Art -- Dialogue and Change -- Engaging with Art History -- Visuality and Representation in Yolngu Art -- Style and Meaning: Abelam Art through Yolngu Eyes -- Art Theory and Art Discourse across Cultures -- Yolngu Art and the Chimera of Fine Art -- Placing Indigenous Art in the Gallery -- Conclusion.
"Thirty years ago Australian Aboriginal art was little more than a footnote to world art. Today, it is considered to be an important contemporary art movement, often promoted as being connected to a deep cultural past." "Becoming Art provides a new analysis of the shifting cultural and social contexts that surround the production of Aboriginal art. Transcending the boundaries between anthropology and art history, the book draws on arguments from both disciplines to provide a unique interdisciplinary perspective that places the artists themselves at the centre of the argument." "Western art history has traditionally regarded Aboriginal art as distanced in time and place. Becoming Art uses the recent history of Aboriginal art to challenge some of the presuppositions of western art discourse and western art worlds. It argues for a more cross-cultural perspective on world art history."--BOOK JACKET.
1845206568 9781845206567 1845206576 9781845206574
2007033738
Art, Yolngu
Indigenous art--Historiography
Art and society.
Cultural awareness
N7401 / .M655 2007
704.039915
Becoming art : exploring cross-cultural categories / Howard Morphy. - xv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index.
List of Illustrations -- Cross-cultural categories and the inclusion of aboriginal art -- A short history of Yolngu art -- The history begins -- Bark painting and the emergence of Yolngu fine art -- Engaging with art history -- Visuality and representation in Yolngu art -- Style and meaning: Abelam art through Yolngu eyes -- Art theory and art discourse across cultures -- Yolngu art and the chimera of fine art -- Placing indigenous art in the gallery -- Conclusion -- 1. I. 2. 3. II. 5. 6. 7. III. 8. 9. Cross-cultural Categories and the Inclusion of Aboriginal Art -- A Short History of Yolngu Art -- The History Begins -- Bark Painting and the Emergence of Yolngu Fine Art -- Dialogue and Change -- Engaging with Art History -- Visuality and Representation in Yolngu Art -- Style and Meaning: Abelam Art through Yolngu Eyes -- Art Theory and Art Discourse across Cultures -- Yolngu Art and the Chimera of Fine Art -- Placing Indigenous Art in the Gallery -- Conclusion.
"Thirty years ago Australian Aboriginal art was little more than a footnote to world art. Today, it is considered to be an important contemporary art movement, often promoted as being connected to a deep cultural past." "Becoming Art provides a new analysis of the shifting cultural and social contexts that surround the production of Aboriginal art. Transcending the boundaries between anthropology and art history, the book draws on arguments from both disciplines to provide a unique interdisciplinary perspective that places the artists themselves at the centre of the argument." "Western art history has traditionally regarded Aboriginal art as distanced in time and place. Becoming Art uses the recent history of Aboriginal art to challenge some of the presuppositions of western art discourse and western art worlds. It argues for a more cross-cultural perspective on world art history."--BOOK JACKET.
1845206568 9781845206567 1845206576 9781845206574
2007033738
Art, Yolngu
Indigenous art--Historiography
Art and society.
Cultural awareness
N7401 / .M655 2007
704.039915