TAD3311*

Making art and design: cultural contexts 3B

3 points - One lecture,one tutorial per week - First semester - Caulfield- Prerequisites: Two second-year level TAD subjects - Prohibited combinations: TAD2301, TAD2311 and TAD3301 - Elective

Objectives On successful completion of this subject, students should have knowledge and understanding of the broad range of visual art practices of the Asia-Pacific region; be able to understand and critically comment on aspects of the relationship between craft, art and design and the culture in which these are created; be able to examine the significance and values of differing art practices in the region relative to those beyond.

Synopsis Students taking this subject at third-year level are required to read more widely and to submit longer assignments. This subject looks at the craft, art and design of our region, including Australia, New Zealand and Asia, in the context of various colonial histories. The ways in which visual art practices interconnect with, reflect, influence or shape cultural identities are of central interest as is the impact of gender and racial issues on the art and craft practices of the indigenous and settler cultures. Techniques, styles, and contexts of conception and making within Aboriginal, Maori, Polynesian, and various Asian populations are considered. Weaving, textiles, carving, ceramics and decorative arts are examined along with other forms of art and design, in both historical and contemporary contexts. A significant area of study is the shift from 'ethnographic artefact' to 'art object'. The ethical and social issues of the inclusion of indigenous art forms and motifs in the art and design of non-indigenous artists are also explored.

Assessment One tutorial paper: 50% - One Gallery report: 50%

Prescribed texts

Clifford J 'Travelling cultures' in L Grossberg, C Nelson and P A Treichler (eds) Cultural studies Routledge, 1992
Pound F The space between: Pakeha use of Maori motifs in modernist New Zealand art
Willis A M Illusions of identity: The art of nation Hale and Ironmonger, 1993

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