1. Define the term 'pluralism' using APA referencing.
cultural pluralism
noun Sociology .
1. a condition in which minority groups participate fully in the dominant society, yet maintain their cultural differences.
2. a doctrine that a society benefits from such a condition
Retrieved on 30 August 2011. Retrieved from: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cultural+pluralism
2. How would you describe New Zealand's current dominant culture?
Lake Wakatipu
New Zealand is dominantly European and Maori with a growing Asian influence and a significant Pacific culture. The European culture is based around family and sports, such as rugby, and the outdoors plays a large role with so much natural landscape in New Zealand.
3. Before 1840, what was New Zealand's dominant culture?
Before 1840, when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, Maori was the dominant culture. There were whalers and seal hunters who had permanent settlements in coastal areas as well as off-shore islands but they did not represent the majority at that time.
4. How does the Treaty of Waitangi relate to us all as artists and designers working
in New Zealand?
All art is made in a context so as New Zealand artists it is part of our larger cultural context. The relationship between the Maori and the British formed a large part the kiwi culture and effects everyone, even immigrants.
5. How can globalization be seen as having a negative effect on regional diversity in New Zealand in particular?
Although globalization has many positives such as accessibility to things on the other side of the world, more exposure to cultures we may have never been exposed to otherwise and the connection between people despite the distance between them, it can have a downside. Because people from all over the world can communicate instantly with each other it is creating a global culture that threatens to wipe out smaller, regional cultures. With everyone tapping into global media the regional diversity could be forgotten.
6. Shane Cotton's paintings are said to examine the cultural landscape. Research Cotton's work 'Welcome'(2004) and 'Forked Tongue' (2011) to analyze what he is saying about colonialization and the Treaty of Waitangi.
Cotton often uses his paintings to make a political statement or to express his opinion on the relationship between the Maoris and the Pakeha. In Welcome he place the head of Jesus next to Maori symbols to show the effect European colonisation had on the Maori culture. It’s a mixture of cultural symbols to emphasise the mixing of cultures.
The painting Forked Tongue has more subtle imagery. It depicts a landscape, exploring the ideas of land ownership and sharing the land with two cultures
Forked Tongue 2011
7. Tony Albert's installation 'Sorry' (2008) reflects the effects of colonization on the aboriginal people of Australia. Research the work and comment on what Albert is communicating through his work, and what he is referring to. Describe the materials that Albert uses on this installation and say what he hopes his work can achieve. Define the term 'kitsch'
On
13 February 2008, Kevin Rudd, the Prime Minister of Australia made an official apology
to the indigenous people of Australia and Albert’s work, Sorry, is in remembrance of that apology. The term kitsch is
defined by Dictionary.com as:
something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.
Origin:
1925–30; < German, derivative of kitschen to throw together (a work of art)
1925–30; < German, derivative of kitschen to throw together (a work of art)
The
objects that are applied to the vinyl are stereotypical aboriginal portraits
from when it was fashionable to collect them. They are kitsch because they are
offensive and therefore tacky and tasteless. They have been used purposely to
send a message about the validity of the apology.
8. Explain how the work of
both artists work relates to pluralism.
The basis of pluralism is
that there are more than one “right” way to do things and more than one
culture, religion, practice etc. Both artists are raising the issues of
inter-cultural interaction. Often two different cultures that live together don’t
understand one another and both artists are looking to highlight that in
different ways. Cotton is showing the religious differences and the different
attitudes toward land ownership. Albert is highlighting the injustice done
towards the aborigines by the crown.
http://qag.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/past/2008/optimism/artists/tony_albert
i like ur point of view on new zealands dominate culture of how it has a largely growing number of asian culture and how even not being born in newzealand that u can realy see how the outdoors play a large role with so much of natural landscape we have in New Zealand which i think we are so great full to have.
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