Join art historian Alison Carroll through a series of 10 vibrant videos as she demonstrates how the art of Asia came out of a century of national independence struggles, bolstered by emerging economies. This art comes from an Asia where new ideas clashed with traditional ways.
Key inquiry questions
- Is art discourse enhanced or diminished by the inclusion of these concepts?
- How engaged in the contemporary political debate can, and should, art be?
NOTE: Due to license restrictions, A Journey Through Asian Art videos are only available to be viewed from within Australia, its territories.
Acknowledgements
Images: Snodger Media
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Australian Curriculum alignment
Learning area: The Arts
Year level: Year 10, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
Country: Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam
General capability: Critical and creative thinking, Ethical understanding, Intercultural understanding, Literacy, Personal and social capability
Visual Arts
- Analyse how artists use visual conventions in artworks (ACAVAR123)
- Identify and connect specific features and purposes of visual artworks from contemporary and past times to explore viewpoints and enrich their art-making, starting with Australian artworks including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (ACAVAR124)
- Evaluate how representations communicate artistic intentions in artworks they make and view to inform their future art making (ACAVAR130)
- Analyse a range of visual artworks from contemporary and past times to explore differing viewpoints and enrich their visual art-making, starting with Australian artworks, including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and consider international artworks (ACAVAR131)
Elaborations
- critically analysing an artist’s intention for an artwork and their use of visual conventions
- respecting cultural practices and sensitivities as they research, analyse and examine the way an artist’s cultural experiences have influenced the representation of their artworks (ACAVAR124)
- investigating the practices, techniques and viewpoints of artists from different cultural groups and their use of persuasive, communicative or expressive representation
- identifying how visual arts professionals embed their values and beliefs, and how audiences react and interpret the meaning and intent of their artworks differently (ACAVAR131)
Cross curriculum priority: Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
OI.4 The arts and literature of Asia influence aesthetic and creative pursuits within Australia, the region and globally.
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