Australian art : a history / Sasha Grishin.
Publication details: Carlton, Victoria : The Miegunyah Press, 2013.Description: xi, 570 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 31 cmISBN:- 9780522856521
- 709.94 23
- N7400 .G75 2013
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction large size | 709.94 GRI | Available | 057900 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 514-545) and index.
Forward -- Introduction: A word of explanation -- Ch. 1 Terra Nullius -- Ch. 2 Art of Colonial Australia -- Ch. 3 Nationalism Federation and the question of Modernism -- Ch. 4 Postmodern and postcolonial Australia -- Notes -- bibliography -- List of plates -- Index.
Provides an overview of the major developments in Australian art, from its origins to the present. The book commences with ancient Aboriginal rock art and early colonists' interpretations of their surroundings, and moves on to discuss the formation of an Australian identity through art, the shock of early modernism and the notorious Heide circle. It finishes with the popular recognition of modern Indigenous art and contemporary Australian art and its place in the world.
