The Evolution of the Papunya Tula Movement: How Western Desert Painting Became a Catalyst for the Australian Art Market Despite the Lasting Impacts of Colonialism
Brett Rosenfeld
Art Market Studies
About this Item
- Title
- The Evolution of the Papunya Tula Movement: How Western Desert Painting Became a Catalyst for the Australian Art Market Despite the Lasting Impacts of Colonialism
- Contributor Names
-
Rosenfeld, Brett (Author)
-
Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Art Market Studies (Degree granting institution)
-
Skurvida, Sandra (Thesis advisor)
-
Degen, Natasha (Thesis advisor)
- Date
- 2020
- Degree Information
- M.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2020.
- Department: Art Market Studies.
- Advisors: Skurvida, Sandra; Degen, Natasha.
- Abstract
- This thesis focuses on the Papunya Tula art movement that emerged from the Western Desert of Australia in 1971 and its lasting effects on the Aboriginal art market. The movement is credited with changing the discourse around Australian art history, introducing Aboriginal art to the sphere of Australian contemporary art, and creating a viable and sustainable market for Aboriginal art. This thesis includes an art historical analysis of the work by the founding members of the Papunya Tula Artists Cooperative, along with the history of the origin of the movement and the role that art teacher Geoffrey Bardon played in its inception. In chapter two I will begin the discussion on British colonization of Australia, beginning with its history and effects on Aboriginal society, and later addressing how colonialism as a structure connects to primitivism seen in museums and galleries. Chapter two will also analyze the policies implemented by the Australian government, which put further limitations on Aboriginal self- determination within the contemporary art sector. To conclude this thesis, I am going to present an analysis of the background and current market for Aboriginal art, and how colonialism has subconsciously shaped the Australian contemporary art market.
- Subject
- Art, Aboriginal Australian
- Artists, Aboriginal Australian
- Primitivism in art
- Colonization
- Australia
- Papunya Tula Artists' Company
- Rights
- In Copyright
- The copyright for this work is held by its author/creator(s). Usage of this material beyond what is permitted by copyright law must first be cleared with the rights-holder(s). This work has been made available online by the Fashion Institute of Technology Gladys Marcus Library strictly for research and educational purposes. If you are the copyright holder for this work and have any objections to this work being made available online, please notify us immediately at [email protected].
- This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: etd_000856
- pqdiss: 28314405
- ISBN: 9798557099714
- Language
- eng
- Publisher
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Citation
Rosenfeld, B. (2020). The Evolution of the Papunya Tula Movement: How Western Desert Painting Became a Catalyst for the Australian Art Market Despite the Lasting Impacts of Colonialism [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/3862
Rosenfeld, Brett. The Evolution of the Papunya Tula Movement: How Western Desert Painting Became a Catalyst for the Australian Art Market Despite the Lasting Impacts of Colonialism. 2020. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/3862
Rosenfeld, Brett. "The Evolution of the Papunya Tula Movement: How Western Desert Painting Became a Catalyst for the Australian Art Market Despite the Lasting Impacts of Colonialism." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2020. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/3862