Kate Morris

(Author)

Shifting Grounds: Landscape in Contemporary Native American ArtHardcover, 22 March 2019

Shifting Grounds: Landscape in Contemporary Native American Art
Qty
1
Turbo
Ships in 2 - 3 days
In Stock
Free Delivery
Cash on Delivery
15 Days
Free Returns
Secure Checkout
Buy More, Save More
Print Length
208 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Date Published
22 Mar 2019
ISBN-10
0295745363
ISBN-13
9780295745367

Description

A distinctly Indigenous form of landscape representation is emerging among contemporary Indigenous artists from North America. For centuries, landscape painting in European art typically used representational strategies such as single-point perspective to lure viewers--and settlers--into the territories of the old and new worlds. In the twentieth century, abstract expressionism transformed painting to encompass something beyond the visual world, and, later, minimalism and the Land Art movement broadened the genre of landscape art to include sculptural forms and site-specific installations.

In Shifting Grounds, art historian Kate Morris argues that Indigenous artists are expanding and reconceptualizing the forms of the genre, expressing Indigenous attitudes toward land and belonging even as they draw upon mainstream art practices. The resulting works evoke all five senses: from the overt sensuality of Kay WalkingStick's tactile paintings to the eerie soundscapes of Alan Michelson's videos to the immersive environments of Kent Monkman's dioramas, this art resonates with a fully embodied and embedded subjectivity. Shifting Grounds explores themes of presence and absence, survival and vulnerability, memory and commemoration, and power and resistance, illuminating the artists' engagement not only with land and landscape but also with the history of representation itself.

Product Details

Author:
Kate Morris
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
22 March 2019
Dimensions:
26.16 x 18.8 x 2.03 cm
Genre:
Native American
ISBN-10:
0295745363
ISBN-13:
9780295745367
Language:
English
Location:
Seattle
Pages:
208
Weight:
861.82 gm

Related Categories


Need Help?
+971 6 731 0280
support@gzb.ae

About UsContact UsPayment MethodsFAQsShipping PolicyRefund and ReturnTerms of UsePrivacy PolicyCookie Notice

VisaMastercardCash on Delivery

© 2024 White Lion General Trading LLC. All rights reserved.