Summary Of The Picture Book 'Why I Love Australia'

Through the use of poetic devices, the author has successfully encouraged the audience to explore their thoughts on Australian identity and to reflect on our nation’s history.

The Sun Baker created in 1973 By Max Dupain is a photograph that is considered the most widely recognized photo through out all of Australian pictures that have been taken. In this photo we can see a man lying on the beach. Sunbaker’ is Max Dupain’s most famous artwork but it is not just an artwork, it is an Australian icon because of the way it represents what Australia is - In a way this photo is depicting the Australian way of life through being portrayed as a relaxed and care free community, Max him self stated that this image is depicting the “Australian way of life”.

Aboriginal art in Australia is both beautiful and meaningful. According to Perkins, Hetti and West (2007) Aboriginal art allows for reconciliation of the events of the past two centuries’ that is used as inspiration for their work. Whilst researching the Indigenous cultural heritage of Mount Barker, Western Australia I came across a well know Noongar artist from the region, Charlie Colbung. Colbung was born in Mount Barker in 1970 and still resides in the South West region where he is an Indigenous health worker as well as an Indigenous programs officer for the Great Southern TAFE (Design and Art Australia, n.d.). There are two prominent themes in Aboriginal art consisting of both country such as the land and kinship, the people (Perkins, Hetti

‘Bush-fire II’ is one of Aboriginal artwork, which is come from Early Western Desert Paintings and made in 1972. During the period 1971-1974, a new, dynamic movement in painting palmer Pan Ya in indigenous communities in the centre of Australia. These Luritja Pintupi, collaborated with Anmatyerr man begin to create using the ship and canvas acrylic painting works of art from ancient story. These poignant representations of the Dreaming exploded onto the Australian art market. The painting is the strong statements on aboriginal culture. Every picture reference, this is the ancestor teach people a certain area of land and related laws. Artists use imagery of rituals, before in the holy sacrifice object, and the body design and protocol used in painting,

Jedda, Australia’s first colour film, created in 1955 by Charles Chauvel deals with an Aboriginal child adopted by a white grazing family. As she grows up, Jedda is tempted more and more to return to her people. Seduced by the wild Marbuck, she partakes in the film's tragedy, played out against a spectacular landscape. This essay seeks to discuss the representations of the Australian landscape as portrayed in the film Jedda, highlighting the use of filmic techniques in these representations.

o Teacher reads book to the class allowing time for children to reflect on the book and link it to their personal experiences. o Discuss with children the illustrations and the significance of dot painting in Aboriginal culture. Focus of the learning experience: o Put selected sentences from the text on sentence strips and read the text to the class.

The identity of Australia as a place comes from both its physical features and the atmosphere, which is often created by its physical appearance. Three artists who have depicted the Australian landscape in different styles are Arthur Streeton, John Olsen and Sally Morgan. Streeton’s works are in a realistic but lively style typical of the Heidelberg school. He was intent on recreating the light and warmth of the land. Olsen and Morgan’s works, on the other hand, offer more abstract interpretations of the land. During the 1960s and 1970s, Olsen captured the essence and the energy of the landscape with his bold and bright brushwork whilst Morgan’s work from the 1980s portrays Australia from an indigenous perspective, which she achieves through her use of Aboriginal symbolism and cultural imagery.

Using the text alongside the illustrations engages in critical literacy, revealing the hidden power relationships and ideological assumptions that underline texts (Winch 2014, p.539), and strike in-depth discussions. For example, about being lost and how you managed to find your way again, what the differences are between your approach and her approach, what do you notice about where they live, how is it different from where you live, and what are all the amazing things you could possibly do if you lived there. The idea is helping to develop a child’s knowledge of their world and the knowledge about a world that is not their own (Winch 2014, p.536). Majority of Indigenous content learning occurring in the younger years found in the Australian Curriculum, is remembering, understanding and applying, in relation to Bloom’s Taxonomy (Lowe, 2015). This book can be used to unearth these cognitive processes but can further be explored beyond the elaborations of the curriculum with the grade ones to build a greater depth of understanding through analysing, evaluating and creating (Lowe, 2015).

During the early settlement of Australia, art was primarily used for documentary purposes by ammeters and pioneers (Splatt and McLellan 1986, 1). The arrival of trained European artists yielded a wave of Colonial oil paintings (Manton 1979, 58), however, these artists were “…trained to regard the landscapes of Europe as the norm.” and therefore their work could not accurately portray the Australian identity and atmosphere (Splatt and McLellan 1986, 1-2). These Colonial artists “…retained the smooth, anonymous surface established by academic procedures and practice.” (Manton 1979, 58). As such, their European eye and techniques distorted the Australian landscape into picturesque, “park-like green hills and bubbling streams bathed in a gentle light.” (Australian Government, 2009), often grounded “….in the middle distance…” (McCaughey 1979, 7). In a stark contrast, the landscapes produced by Heidelberg School artists were lauded for their portrayal of the Australian landscape “…experience(,) realized fully in paint.” (McCaughey 1979, 7). Frederick McCubbin’s Bush Study (1902) exemplifies the difference between the work of Colonial artists and those of the Heidelberg School with its use of Impressionist techniques becoming “…an essential and explicit part of the painting.” (Manton 1979, 58). Within this work, the bush is treated as a familiar abundance and brought “…forward, virtually right up on to the picture plane.” (ibid). The “…iridescent palette and roughened paint texture…” of the work immerses the viewer allowing them to gather a sense of the heat dulled, melancholic Australian bush landscape (ibid, 54-58). McCubbin’s work, as with other Heidelberg School paintings, depict “…a world which is 'natural', self-contained, self-sufficient and paradigmatically Australian.” (Hills 1991,

While some texts choose to represent the Australian landscape as being harsh and untamed, others appear to present them in a more positive fashion. However, when we get to the heart of each text, it's context and purpose we find a common theme of connection with the land within them. In this analysis I will be using Wild Cat Falling by Mudrooroo, My Country by Dorothea Mackellar and The Drovers Wife by Henry Lawson. Wild Cat falling represents the main character as having a disconnection with the Australian landscape, which leads to him having an identity crisis, not knowing where he belongs. My Country represents the authors connection with the bush landscape,

From the TED talk about immigration Tan Le tells her story of how she come to Australia from Vietnam. When she was 4 years old , she huddles with her younger sister , her mother and her grandmother in a small boat in China. They try to escape and once they are capture , they will drink the poison. Luckily , they landed in Melbourne. Then they starts the new life in there ,all people are speaking bad English. During the day , they are poor , her mum have to work on farm and car assembly line . Also , they have to deal with the discrimination problem. When she grows up , she want to help people ,such as youth unemployment. She then forms a group with the people who are surrounding her. Now , she is a famous person and inspiring people.

All of the Students who studied at the Heidelberg school had very different types of techniques styles and approaches to their paintings for example Jane Sutherland who was the first woman to be elected to the Council of the Victorian Artists’ Society. Jane’s painting technique allows the audience to interpret a new way of looking at the Australian bush. Compared to Tom Roberts who uses the plein-airapproach technique that is sketching in nature. Many of the students who studied at the Heidelberg school captured the Australian bush and the harsh Australian light that. Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin, Jane Sutherland and Charles Conder were all working through out parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Melbourne. Even though the French started the impressions painting style the Australians was more so reflecting off their beautiful country many people loved the Australian impression style of paintings as it brings out the true Australian outback even though these two impressionisms styles are from different, countries they both reflect off the same characteristics of the technique their landscapes their bright pure colors and they are also painted outside rather than inside a

The rabbits, an illustrative book by John Marsden and Shaun Tan, is a visually intriguing piece that evokes empathy toward the Indigenous Australians; using a wide variety of visual literary techniques to create a captivating, historical story. The story follows a historical look at the European colonisation of Australia and it’s devastating aftermath on the indigenous people and the land itself. Shaun Tan has really brought the book to life with his use of visually interesting aspects such as anthropomorphic characters, brilliant use of colour and the overall layout of the images. An excellent example of the visual literary techniques in this book would be the “They came by boat,” page, which is also featured as the front cover of the book.

Earlier this year, thousands of indigenous Australians and activist marched in major cities across Australia, arguing that January 26 shouldn’t be celebrated as its marks a day of mourning for many people.

This report is talking about aboriginal people life style and relates to the lecture class, though used symbolic, signifier and signified in to various stories that can understand their culture, music, art, language and recognition their existence. It also used some references to support the opinion, so it will be more critical thinking. This report has also to try through landscape into language, personal, ideas and cultural location. Finial, it will give a conclusion.