Indigenous Australian Art 2

Elizabeth Nyumi Nungurrayi.  =Parwalla= (2003)

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"Contemporary Indigenous Australian Art" at Wikipedia

"Icons of the Desert"
Exhibition Site from the Johnson Museum (Cornell)

"Lands of Enchantment"
Exhibition Site from the National Museum of Women in the Arts (Washington DC)

"Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from Australia" 
Exhibition Site from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY)

Indigenous Australian Art 1

To begin, we'll look at Ancient Rock Art Sites & Styles in Arnhem Land (Northern Territory)

Helpful Links & Articles include:

• "Indigenous Australian art" at Wikipedia
• "X-Ray Style in Arnhem Land Rock Art" at the Timeline of Art History

and these sites about Kakadu National Park:

• Kakadu National Park Visitor Guide
• Rock Art Sites in Kakadu National Park
• Seasons of Kakadu
• Kakadu National Park at Wikipedia

Schedule: Weeks 11 to 15

Week 11: Japan I
m: the Ameratsu Shrine at Ise : Shinto
w: Heian period painting : yamato-e
f: Muromachi period painting & Zen painting
Week 12: Japan II
m: Zen-style gardens
w: chaihatsu (tea house) * EXERCISE 3 DUE *
f: wabi-sabi
Week 13: Japan III
m: Japanese woodcuts : ukiyo-e
w: ukiyo-e : Hokusai's "Great Wave"
f: contemporary Japanese art -- one or two examples
Week 14: Aboriginal Australian art
m: Aboriginal Australian art : petroglyphs
w: Aboriginal Australian paintings
f: Aboriginal Australian paintings
Week 15:
m: course review
w: EXAM (10.15-12.15)