Aboriginalia (artworks series)
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Aboriginalia is a series of artworks by Indigenous Australian artist and activist Kevin Gilbert that critically reappropriates racist and stereotypical imagery of Aboriginal people to expose and challenge colonial attitudes.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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conceptual art ⓘ political art ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge racist stereotypes
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expose colonial ideology ⓘ provoke political debate ⓘ |
| artForm |
collage
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mixed media ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Australian literature and art
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Indigenous Australian activism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| creator | Kevin Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorCitizenship | Australian ⓘ |
| creatorEthnicity | Wiradjuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
activist
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artist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Indigenous Australian art
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appropriation art ⓘ protest art ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Aboriginal self-representation
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commodification of Aboriginal culture ⓘ critique of colonial attitudes ⓘ decolonisation ⓘ exposure of racism in popular culture ⓘ media stereotypes of Aboriginal people ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Australian colonial history
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racist popular imagery of Aboriginal people ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Aboriginal Australians
NERFINISHED
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colonialism ⓘ racism ⓘ representation of Indigenous peoples ⓘ stereotypes ⓘ |
| movement | Aboriginal rights movement in Australia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging mainstream Australian representations of Aboriginal people
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critical reappropriation of racist imagery ⓘ early example of Indigenous Australian political art ⓘ |
| partOf | Kevin Gilbert’s broader political and artistic practice ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
juxtaposition
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reappropriation of racist imagery ⓘ text and image combination ⓘ |
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