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Aboriginal Art Jacques Guiod

Aboriginal Art By Jacques Guiod

Aboriginal Art by Jacques Guiod


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Summary

A survey of the great variety of Aboriginal art.

Aboriginal Art Summary

Aboriginal Art by Jacques Guiod

For thousands of years, Australian Aborigines have been making art. A manifestation of the creative forces of Dreamtime, art is also a fundamental means of expressing individual and group identity. Howard Morphy surveys the great variety in Aboriginal art, showing the inter-relationships between such diverse art forms as body painting, dance, the decoration of weapons and utensils, and painting on bark and canvas.

Aboriginal Art Reviews

This is a wonderful book by the pre-eminent scholar of Aboriginal art. For anyone who wants to know about Aboriginal art and the people who make it, this is the most important, indeed brilliant, book in 20 years.-Fred Myers, Department of Anthropology, New York University

Howard Morphy's Aboriginal Art is far and away the best survey of this subject to have appeared to date.-Luke Taylor, Senior Curator, National Museum of Australia

On the Art & Ideas series

Art & Ideas has broken new ground in making accessible authoritative views on periods, movements and concepts in art. As a series it represents a real advance in publishing.-Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate London

The format is wonderful and offers what had long been missing in academic studies: usable manuals for specific themes or periods... I am definitely not alone in welcoming Art & Ideas as a precious set of teaching tools.-Joachim Pissarro, Yale University

Phaidon's series may prove to be the pick of the crop. It boasts expert but undogmatic texts and a wealth of illustrations.-The Sunday Telegraph

About Jacques Guiod

Howard Morphy is Director of the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at the Australian National University, Canberra.

Table of Contents

Art as a record of Aboriginal history; art, religion and the dreaming; a totemic landscape - art, maps and people; Aboriginal art and society; art, ritual and aesthetics; engaging the other - art and the survival of Aboriginal society; in place out of time - from Hermannsburg to Papunya; art in adversity; documents of change; Aboriginal art and the avant-garde.

Additional information

GOR004332539
9780714837529
0714837520
Aboriginal Art by Jacques Guiod
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Phaidon Press Ltd
19980324
448
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Aboriginal Art