Stories in Search of a Perfect Home
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Primary Supervisor
Douglas, Craig
Other Supervisors
Woodrow, Ross
Year published
2015-12-18
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This exegesis surveys a selection of my visual arts practice, including
exhibitions and public artworks, produced over the last twenty years (1995–
2015). This reflective inquiry references two distinct themes that continue to
underpin my art practice, my Italian heritage and nature, and the
interconnections between them. I draw upon selected and related theoretical
perspectives to assist in particular readings of my creative work. Furthermore,
I consider the place and significance of my work in relation to the Art Povera
movement as well as selected contemporary visual artists practicing in
Australia and beyond. As will be ...
View more >This exegesis surveys a selection of my visual arts practice, including exhibitions and public artworks, produced over the last twenty years (1995– 2015). This reflective inquiry references two distinct themes that continue to underpin my art practice, my Italian heritage and nature, and the interconnections between them. I draw upon selected and related theoretical perspectives to assist in particular readings of my creative work. Furthermore, I consider the place and significance of my work in relation to the Art Povera movement as well as selected contemporary visual artists practicing in Australia and beyond. As will be shown, my collective practice, while referencing my experience of being a second-generation Australian Italian, also acknowledges broader notions of immigration, resettlement and assimilation. The search for home, identity and belonging is central, understood through my migrant family’s myths and memories, dislocation, coexistence and the garden.
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View more >This exegesis surveys a selection of my visual arts practice, including exhibitions and public artworks, produced over the last twenty years (1995– 2015). This reflective inquiry references two distinct themes that continue to underpin my art practice, my Italian heritage and nature, and the interconnections between them. I draw upon selected and related theoretical perspectives to assist in particular readings of my creative work. Furthermore, I consider the place and significance of my work in relation to the Art Povera movement as well as selected contemporary visual artists practicing in Australia and beyond. As will be shown, my collective practice, while referencing my experience of being a second-generation Australian Italian, also acknowledges broader notions of immigration, resettlement and assimilation. The search for home, identity and belonging is central, understood through my migrant family’s myths and memories, dislocation, coexistence and the garden.
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Thesis Type
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Degree Program
Doctor of Philosophy by Publication (PhD)
School
Queensland College of Art
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Subject
Italian heritage
Nature
Theoretical perspectives
Art Povera movement
Contemporary visual art