Week 5 - Pluralism and the Treat of Waitangi

1. Define the term 'pluralism' using APA referencing.
-A condition in ethnic, religious, or cultural groups are present and tolerated within a society.
-Cultures has come to characterize every part of the world today. But what is pluralism? Here are four points to begin our thinking.
-It is refers to the nature of artists.
ALVC Book P.46
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralism
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pluralism
2. How would you describe New Zealand's current dominant culture?
-I think Maori culture have one of the high levels of current dominant culture. The reason why I think Maori is domiinant cultture in New Zealand
is these groups are the first people(group) who are lived(still living) and the rules in New Zealand. Before the contract with European "The Treaty of Waitangi"
it was their own land. However the Maori keeps their land with European after the contract and still it is Maori's land. It is why  New Zealand it standing for with Maori and
they represents this cultures. It means New Zealand is still belongs to Maori and NZ is equal to Maori group.
When New Zealand has the special days, Maori grops show the traditional dance called "Haka" and cook traditional foods. Also these relates to the histori of art in New Zealand.
3. Before 1840, what was New Zealand's dominant culture?
-Before contract "The Treaty of Waitangi" most of Maori spoke their won language "Maori" and
the Christian missionaries of the pre-1840s have been described as the 'agents of virtue in a world of vice', although they were not immune to moral blemish themselves.
By the later 1830s the British government grew concerned about how land was obtained from Maori. Action was needed, it decided, to protect the interests of Maori from the worst ravages of European impact.
Also before 1840 there were about 1800 Pakehas in New Zealand. But after the Brithish/European people came to New Zealand many habits are changed and developed the environments
such as being city living lifes, educations and the language.
http://history-nz.org/colonisation.html
http://history-nz.org/maori.html
http://www.writework.com/essay/three-forms-maori-and-pakeha-interaction-before-1840
4. How does the Treaty of Waitangi relate to us all as artists and designers working
in New Zealand?
-Since "The treaty of Waitangi" is sighned by Maori and the European, the artists and designers have a little bit of effect. In my opinion, the art works are developed through the sighing the contract.
Because basically, artists and designers have all different ideas and styles although material works are changed to Maori poeple with Europeans. For example, the painting works. Before European artists came to New Zealand,
Maori people were painted with nature materials such as natural dye form trees, flowers. However other cultural people came to New Zealand, they started to try the colour paints. It applies to designers as well.
I think there are not much things to change. The reason why it is, that all people has the different ideas and they are from all different parts.But they share the skills of art and resresents the New Zealand and make their own
workings by combine the ideas and skills with both cultures.
5. How can globalization be seen as having a negative effect on regional diversity in New Zealand in particular?
-New Zealand is the last country that has been sattled in the world.

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.
-'Welcome'(2004) 'Forked Tongue' (2011)
 Shane Cotton exploses the idea of Maori culture with cultural identity and  Maori iconography and culture, such as shrunken heads, mokomokai, and native birds such as tui, and European symbols and items.
Cotton's work 'Welcome'(2004) pating(picture below) shows the Maori Iconnic with birds painting with is New Zealand's cultures. His paintings are represents the New Zealand cultures around the world by showing icons in NZ by paints it and disply to people.
This painting is like a sign which has New Zealand's symbols.
Both Welcome'(2004) 'Forked Tongue' (2011) works has very strong feeling of Maori New Zealand cultures and symbolised the things in the painting.
I personally like these two paintings how he painted, espacilly on 'Forked Tongue' (2011) red lines on the cliff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Cotton
http://www.gowlangsfordgallery.co.nz/editions/shanecotton.asp

                 'Forked Tongue' (2011)                              ' Welcome'(2004)                                            

  

7. Tony Albert's installation 'Sorry' (2008) reflect 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'.
-In this installation "Sorry"(2008) has a meaning to give the sorry to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd 13 February 2008 in Austrakia. Tony Albert has captured this  emotion.“prime minster Kevin Rudd offered a formal apology to indigenous Australians”
He created the installation "Sorry" to communicate throught is work to share ideas.
"He introduces us to a forest of faces, each sharing elements of history with those stolen from their people, land and culture. Each represents a false identity, manufactured black faces made to fit white society."
This is what he is showing throught the work.
I saw the simier artist who works like Tony Albert. When I see Tony's work he reminded the simier artist call"Tony Cragg"
Two artists are very same that how they works and used the materials.

kitsch-something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.

http://qag.qld.gov.au/collection/indigenous_australian_art/tony_albert
http://21cblog.com/tony-albert-sorry-2008/

8. Explain how the work of both artists relates to pluralism.
-On Shane Cotton's works, I think it is really relates to pluralim by using the coloialization.(The way how he used it)
Although, on Tony Albert's work I can not really find the realtionship to plurlism. Because on Cotton's paintings, he painted symbols about Maori cultures
but on Albert's work he only put the word "Sorry".