1st Edition
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art An Anthropology of Identity Production in Far North Queensland
By Gretchen M. Stolte
Copyright 2020
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art explores the effects of Queensland government policies on urban First Nation artists. While such art has often been misinterpreted as derivative lesser copies of ‘true’ Indigenous works, this book unveils new histories and understandings about the mixed legacy left for Queensland Indigenous artists.
Gretchen Stolte uses rich ethnographic detail... Read more
1. Art and Identity Production 2. Curios and Artefacts: the legacy of QAC 3. The ATSI Art Studio: the development of an Indigenous method 4. The Studio and Artists Today 5. Disciplining the Artist 6. Value Creation and the Market 7. Content Analysis Part I: Indexical Elements 8. Content Analysis Part II: Cultural Content 9. Conclusions
Biography
Gretchen M. Stolte is a Berndt Foundation Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, Australia.
