num_pages: 264
description: This comprehensive survey uniquely covers both Aboriginal art and that of European Australians, providing a revealing examination of the interaction between the two. Painting, bark art, photography, rock art, sculpture, and the decorative arts are all fully explored to present the rich textureof Australian art traditions.Well-known artists such as Margaret Preston, Rover Thomas, and Sidney Nolan are all discussed, as are the natural history illustrators, Aboriginal draughtsmen, and pastellists, whose work is only now being brought to light by new research. Taking the European colonization of the continent in 1788as his starting point, Sayers highlights important issues concerning colonial art and women artists in this fascinating new story of Australian art.
language: English
title: Australian Art
titlecomplete: Australian Art (Oxford History of Art)
genres: Art
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Oxford University Press