Provides a comprehensive exploration of Aboriginal art forms.
Students develop an understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal creative expression.
They learn about the significance of Aboriginal visual and aural expression to 'traditional' and contemporary Aboriginal cultures and identity. This includes learning about the 'traditional' and contemporary roles and functions of this expression. Apparent changes in Aboriginal creative expression are also examined, including those brought about by the influence of market forces. These are considered in the context of how any such changes have affected the meaning, purpose and significance of artistic forms to Aboriginal peoples and their cultures. The unit examines closely key issues relating to the production and marketing of Aboriginal art forms, including the issues of copyright, reproduction, appropriation, and postmodern and the post-conceptualist practice of 'quotation' and 'translation'.