Unit

School Of Humanities And Communication Arts

From Ochre to Acrylics to New TechnologiesWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101755.1

Discipline: VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS

Student Contribution Band: 1

Level: 2

Credit Points: 10

Prerequisite
101751 Contextualising Indigenous Australia (Day Mode)

About this Unit
This unit is available to all Undergraduate students who have open electives. This unit examines the emergence of the Indigenous Australian visual arts movement. It will provide students with a body of knowledge which explores the transition of art-making as it emerged from an historical cultural practice: from ochre to acrylics to new technologies. In examining the Indigenous visual arts movement beginning with the Papunya Tula artists, students will gain an insight into the significant contribution urban and regional Indigenous artists make to the Australian economy and culture. Students will have the exciting opportunity to participate in site visits and engage with a number of Indigenous visual artists.