For our Tut today we had to do a reading on Destiny Deacon who we were introduced to in the Lecture. For those who don’t know anything about Destiny, here I a bit of information on her. Destiny Is an Aboriginal artist who specializes in series of Photographs reflecting the influence of the urban Australia on Indigenous Australians. Her photographs are usually crudely portrayed highlighting them as your run of the mill family photographs at mundane events such as holidays, birthdays etc. The main characters in these photographs are her black dolls, put into situations that make the viewer question the context of their nature.
In the tut we were asked the question would the viewer appreciate the work if they did not know the political ideas Deacon is referencing in her work?
After much thought I would have to agree that it would be incredibly hard to appreciate these pieces without knowing the context. To me they were just seem like crudely made photos of dolls that a child has made. But in saying this, I guess this is a reference to much of Contemporary artwork today. It is hard to appreciate with out knowing the context. However, to compare this form of Aboriginal art to that of traditional art were are somewhat expected to appreciate the traditional forms even without knowing what it is about. Something to ponder on…
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