Australian ArtThis 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 texture of 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 1788 as his starting point, Sayers highlights important issues concerning colonial art and women artists in this fascinating new story of Australian art. |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Art and the Dreaming | 9 |
The Lines of Empire 17881835 | 23 |
The Pursuit of Knowledge 183570 43 | 70 |
Colonial Artworlds 185188 59 | 79 |
Art and Decorative Art 18901920 | 99 |
Art between the Wars 191939 | 121 |
Aboriginal Art and its Reception 193449 | 141 |
Icon and Abstraction 195168 | 175 |
Contemporary Art 196899 | 197 |
Notes | 222 |
Timeline | 230 |
Further Reading | 238 |
Websites | 241 |
List of Illustrations | 242 |
| 249 | |
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References to this book
Art and the British Empire T. J. Barringer,Timothy Barringer,Geoff Quilley,Douglas Fordham No preview available - 2007 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Australian Art Oxford history of art |
| Author | Andrew Sayers |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0192842145, 9780192842145 |
| Length | 257 pages |
| Subjects | › › Art / History / General |
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