ATS2019 Beyond 'Primitive' Art: Understanding meaning and symbolism in Indigenous art

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Develop an appreciation and understanding of the cultural heritage value of Indigenous art in a global sense;

2. 2

   Demonstrate sound knowledge of the major forms of Indigenous art, their antiquity and their social function;

3. 3

   Demonstrate an awareness for how different forms of art act(ed) to construct and/or reinforce Indigenous identity;

4. 4

   Compare, contrast, and critically analyse key interpretive frameworks and techniques through which Indigenous art is (and has been) perceived;

5. 5

   Discuss and comprehend the changes to Indigenous artistic traditions that occurred through contact with the 'other' (e.g. Europeans, Macassans);

6. 6

   Demonstrate an understanding of the historical development and social context of major Indigenous artistic traditions.