Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0556992

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0556992

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Representations of the Backs of Paintings: Analysis and History. Australia's regional status within the Western tradition of painting makes it a highly significant test case within the geographical criteria of the study. The paradoxical effects of closeness and distance in representations of the backs of paintings made its use here surprisingly frequent and strikingly ambivalent. Some painters obsessively repeat the motif as if to overcome remoteness from the tradition of Velásquez. Others employ it in fundamental questioning the institution of Western painting. Study of this dichotomy will improve understanding of Australian concepts of remoteness in space and time relative to other cultures. Interpretations will also enhance visual and verbal communication between art communities here and overseas.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-04-2005

End Date: 19-08-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $84,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Art History And Appreciation | Art Theory and Criticism

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

The creative arts |

Other Keywords

Art History And Appreciation | Art Theory and Criticism | The creative arts | Understanding the Pasts of Other Societies | Visual Communication

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