Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art : an anthropology of identity production in far north Queensland / Gretchen M. Stolte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stolte, Gretchen M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Aboriginal Australian.

Art, Torres Strait Islander.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon : Routledge, 2020.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

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 to illuminate how both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists understand and express their heritage. She specifically focuses on artwork at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art studio in the Tropical North Queensland College of Technical and Further Education (TNQT TAFE), Cairns. Stolte's ethnography further develops methodologies in art history and anthropology by identifying additional methods for understanding how art is produced and meaning is created.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Figures

Tables

Preface

Acknowledgements

1 Art and identity

2 Curios and artefacts

3 The history of the studio

4 The studio today

5 Disciplining the artist

6 Value creation and the market

7 Design elements

8 Cultural content

9 True North

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781003084365

1003084362

9781000182378

1000182371

9781000185553

1000185559

9781350097247

1350097241

OCLC:

1150181163