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antipode - exists on other foot (hemisphere)

austral

colonial art was propaganda!

australian art, done from europkean perspective is not culturally owned

kangaroo - missapropriation

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A European curation of cultural capital and possession

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Indigenous art from ancient times is still relevant and present in today's art

"Australian" is inherently European name - does that limit Australian art to the land as seen through that lens?

is art based on Australia enough to be labelled as Australian? (even if the person themselves does not live here)

how different artists experience Australia - are imaginary things less valid than experiences?

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The term "art" itself is muddled in this context as the tools, instruments, and culture of indigenous people can be considered art, but is often excluded by European minds

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Different interpretations of history

Constructed concepts in a colonial view

"Australian art" is a concept that describes both the art of colonisers trying to understand the continent through their northern lens as well as art that predates colonisation

Indigenous Art and Colonial Art

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Fragmented

Complex

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Feels two sided

Feels very natural (landscapes)

Two lenses, pre and post colonial

Immersed in the culture of the indigenous community

Challenging

Two sided

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1. There are two sides: the indigenous and the western: two points of view

2. This ties into the antipodean analyses that we discussed in yesterday's lecture

3. The Hoorn reading was illuminating for us; all four of us are from the United States and so any existing knowledge we have on the topic is not just through a colonial filter but through a an American colonial filter on top of an Australian one

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Regardless of the author, a lot of Australian art seems to deal with identity (cultural or personal) in relation to the land, whether that's their presence (or "enjoyment of the land")

Can we reconcile an Australia through the existence of Australian art? Is Australian art therefore defined solely by the topic/desire of defining Australia as a nation? Considering a nation is defined by culture, can it escape the woes of nationalism?

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what looks like australian national art?

Art that comes from within and without of australia, that represents a relationship to the land/landscape/people

art that reckons with or intercepts pre-during and post-colonial histories

Art that, regardless of intention, participates in the shared imagination of 'Australia'

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broad and general term

western/ colonial term

importance of self determination

defined from a European veiwpoint/ british museums and galleries often acquire works

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The focus of what we consider Australian art has focused on decentralising the white colonisers cannon of traditionally understood "Australian art" and retelling the story by incorporating the stories of colonisers and First Nation's peoples simultaneously and not as two seperate entities.

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historical artworks

stories interpreted differently by European side and Indigenous nations

paintings made by Indigenous people get ignored while artworks that appropriate and/or misrepresent are recognized

Indigenous arts was used to expand the tourism industry but in reality was not being prioritized

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There seems to be a common theme between Australian art and the land. We notice that aboriginal art tends to convey a deep connection and understanding of nature, maps, etc. On the other hand you see clear colonial exploitation of resources vis a vis Macquarie collectors treasure chest, Stubbs' kangaroo, etc.

Contemporarily, there has emerged a trend of aboriginal reappropriation of colonial representation demonstrated by Daniel Boyd.

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Indigenous arts + colonial arts + modern arts, to present positionality. It is diverse, mainly deconstructing colonial history and establishing a nation identity for modern Australian society.