Australian Art

Author: Andrew Sayers

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  • : $42.95 AUD
  • : 9780192842145
  • : Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand
  • : Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand
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  • : 0.632
  • : 31 March 2001
  • : 238mm X 167mm X 16mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : English
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Barcode 9780192842145
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Description

This survey covers both Aboriginal art and that of European Australians, providing an examination of the interaction between the two. Painting, bark art, photography, rock art, sculpture, and the decorative arts are all explored to present the rich texture of Australian art traditions.

Table of contents

1. Art and the Dreaming; 2. The lines of empire 1788-1835; 3. The pursuit of knowledge 1835-1870; 4. Colonial art worlds 1851-1888; 5. What should Australian artists paint? 1885-1900; 6. Beautifying the objects of our daily life; art and decorative art 1890-1920; 7. Order and transcendence; art between the wars 1919-1939; 8. Aboriginal art and its reception 1934-1949; 9. Art, myth, and society; the Australian avant garde 1939-1950; 10. Icon and abstraction 1951-1968; 11. Saying and seeing; contemporary art 1968-1999; Notes; Timeline; Bibliographic Essay; Museums and Websites; List of Illustrations; Index

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