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Personal history and collective memory : images of social and political history in the art of four South African women artists.

dc.contributor.advisorCalder, Ian Meredith Shepstone.
dc.contributor.authorKühl, Tania.
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-09T10:55:44Z
dc.date.available2010-09-09T10:55:44Z
dc.date.created2010
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionThesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2010.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the means by which four South African woman artists, namely Penny Siopis, Jo Ractliffe, Lien Botha and Tania Kühl use memory and history as themes to represent social and political events in South Africa. The foundation of this investigation is a critical study of the meaning of history and memory within the context of the candidate’s contemporary social and political milieu. This investigation is facilitated by a number of published and unpublished works by various authors relating to the issues in visual arts; particularly social and political history as applied to personal memory and history. Chapter one explores these terms particularly in relation to the visual arts. Chapter one identifies terms that are vital to the dissertation and some of the literature and methodologies used in the research. These are divided into the subheadings of: terms; women, politics and art; art and documentary photography; literature review; methodology and conclusion.. Examples of each artist’s work are selected for a comprehensive analysis in chapter two. These examples are methodically studied by media and techniques used to produce the artworks and include a critical analysis of the subject matter of the artwork. The examples were selected primarily for their content in connection with the candidate’s own productions of practical work towards the MAFA degree. Chapter two is divided into four main sections, one dedicated to each artist: Penny Siopis, Jo Ractliffe, Lien Botha and Tania Kühl. These four sections are divided into three subsections: medium and techniques; subject matter and conclusion. Chapter three points out similarities and differences in the work of the four selected artists in order to conclude the candidate’s findings during the dissertation.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/1043
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectWomen artists--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectHistory in art--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectMemory in art.en_US
dc.subjectTheses--Fine art.en_US
dc.subjectArtists--South Africa.en_US
dc.titlePersonal history and collective memory : images of social and political history in the art of four South African women artists.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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