Pluralism and the Treaty of Waitangi
In teaching week 5 you will discuss pluralism and the Treaty of Waitangi in your tutorials. Use this discussion, the notes in your ALVC book and the internet to respond to the following
questions;
1. Define the term 'pluralism' using APA referencing.
Pluralism is the idea or system that a society can include two or more principles, elements or groups that are independent yet are able to coexist together at the same time.
(Oxford Dictionaries Online,2012)
2. How would you describe New Zealand's current dominant culture?
For me, NZ's dominant culture is Kiwi.
I mean people born in NZ and who speck with a NZ accent and have New Zealand
mannerisms. Statistics show that the majority of NZ have a European, in
particular a British heritage, so consequently a Western European cultural
heritage is dominant.
3. Before 1840, what was New Zealand's dominant culture?
Maori culture was dominant in New Zealand before 1840.
4. How does the Treaty of Waitangi relate to us all as artists and designers working in New Zealand?
It means that artists and designers need
to be aware of the Treaty of Waitangi and in being aware will be understanding
and sympathetic when dealing with Maori and their cultural heritage.
5. How can globalization be seen as having a negative effect on 'regional diversity' that leads to a 'homogenized world culture' in New Zealand in particular? (ALVC2 handbook page 52, http://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/globalization)
Globalisation can have a negative affect on diversity when for example, McDonalds can spread throughout the world changing their means to suit local taster and therefore leading to a "Homogenised"world.
6. Shane Cotton's paintings are said to examine the cultural landscape. Research Cotton's work 'Welcome'(2004) and 'Three quarter view ' (2005) to analyze what he is saying about colonialization and the Treaty of Waitangi.
'Welcome' (2004) Shane Cotton
http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/catalogues/work/52293/shane-cotton-welcome.aspx
Shane Cotton in ‘welcome’ (2004) compares a suffering head of Jesus Christ; he is wearing a crown of thorns, and a preserved head of a Maori man's head, 'Mokomoki'. This could symbolize Maori suffering since arrival of the Europeans and their religion, Christianity. The other two images look like the fantail bird one looks almost ghost like and could also refer to those birds that have become extinct since Europeans came to New Zealand
| 'Three Quarter view'(2005) Shane Cotton http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=14999 |
| http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/shane-cotton-paintings-examine-cultural-landscape-126412
The
painting, "Three Quarter View" (2005 refers to Maori, a tattooed,
Mokomokai head and extinct New Zealand birds are targeted
or have been targeted since the arrival of Europeans.
The dominance of the color blue seems also to refer to loss and "links between the physical, historical and spiritual landscape."
(The National Business Review,2012)
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"Sorry commemorates the apology on 13 February 2008 by
the former Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, to Indigenous Australians
who have suffered as a result of ‘past mistreatment’ by the Government of
Australia. Yet, Tony Albert is neither championing hopeless blind optimism nor
pessimism through his work. Aboriginal people have been offered many broken
promises. Here, Albert and his army of kitsch faces, has taken this word on
face value until real change is observed.”
(Queensland art gallery,2008)
Found kitsch objects applied to vinyl letters | 99 objects :
200 x 510 x 10cm (installed) | The James C Sourris Collection.
Purchased 2008 with funds from James C Sourris through the
Queensland Art Gallery Foundation | Collection: Queensland Art Gallery
8. Define the term 'kitsch'.
“Kitsch is a form of art that is considered an inferior,tasteless copy of an extant style of art or a
worthless imitation of art of recognized value. The concept is associated with
the deliberate use of elements that may be thought of, as cultural icons while making cheap mass-produced
objects that are unoriginal.”(Wikipedia,2012)
Both artists employ or use different subject matters and references within their works. The content and use of those subjects also refers to different ideas i.e. Colonization, Globalization, and Diversity.
Reference
Queensland art gallery.
(2008). Tony Albert. Retrieved from http://qagoma.qld.gov.au/collection/indigenous_australian_art/tony_albert
The National Business
Review. (2012). Shane Cotton paintings
examine the cultural landscape. Retrieved from http://m.nbr.co.nz/article/shane-cotton-paintings-examine-cultural-landscape-126412
