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DRPT 3B24
Rethinking Abstraction from an Aboriginal Perspective
0.50 Credit(s)
Studio/Seminar
Prerequisite: DRPT 2B13 Contemporary Issues: Art Today AND DRPT 2C03 Painting Studio.
Students will explore the history of abstract image making from an aboriginal perspective. Theoretical and historical developments in aboriginal pictorial practice and their impact and influence on the development of American modernist notions of abstraction will be considered within the studio environment, in slide presentations and through readings. In studio projects and written assignments students will investigate and respond to contemporary expressions of meaning, narrative and spirituality, and innovative approaches to aboriginal abstract painting.
Notes: This course is part of a menu of required 3rd year DRPT Studio/Seminar courses. Priority in registration is given to Drawing & Painting Majors.
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