Cultural Context

Cultural context informs the analysis and interpretation of

• past and present artwork

• emotions, sensory experiences

• social influences and representations of time

• formal visual art elements and principles

Cultural context informs the analysis and interpretation of

• representations of time, place politics, purpose

• a 21st century lens

• personal philosophy

• the application of materials and techniques

Cultural context informs the analysis and interpretation of

• a lens of 21st century art ideas and issues

• beliefs and ideas that are reflected in artworks

• the stylistic qualities relative to historical periods or iconology seen in artworks

• ethnicity, gender and spiritual and secular beliefs on art work

The making in the cultural context you

• test boundaries of traditional art practices

• investigate your responses to the world around you

• explore cultural values, historical or current events

• focus on the formal organisation and placement of visual components

The making in the cultural context you

• can reconceptualise, modify and explore appropriation of artworks and images, and investigate the impact and place of new technologies on art practices and experiences

• experiment with codes, symbols and art conventions, and the communicative value of art materials, techniques and processes

• personal interests, experiences and philosophies; and the impact these have on symbolism and practices

• explore attitudes that impact you and others, and determine the origins of social meaning communicated in art work

Cultural context informs the analysis and interpretation of

• representations of time, place politics, purpose

• a 21st century lens

• personal philosophy

• the application of materials and techniques

When responding to the cultural context you

• decode artworks by reading the relationships between specific visual language, signs, symbols, codes and conventions that are used to transmit information and ideas in artworks

• examine how artists are influenced by life and experiences, and consider how your own feelings and backgrounds influence their physical and emotional reactions as an audience

• consider Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives; regional, national, international, social and cultural identity of artists and audiences; and how artists use their work as a vehicle to invite change and provoke conversation

• examine new or different meaning and significance that may be assigned to artworks of the past;you question and re-evaluate traditionally held values and assumptions of art and representation

Context guiding questions is used to understand artworks and art practices from

• another form

• varying materials

• a communication perspective

• different viewpoints

It is possible to apply more than one or more contexts in making and responding to art

• True

• False

A cultural guided question asks

• How does an artwork communicate about the influence of society and the time when it was created?

• How does an artist's practice reflect the influences of their life and experiences?