Difference between revisions of "Kitsch"
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[[Image:Kitsch2.jpg|thumb|framed|left|Enamelled dishes, central one labelled by CERAWARE.]] | [[Image:Kitsch2.jpg|thumb|framed|left|Enamelled dishes, central one labelled by CERAWARE.]] | ||
− | [[Image:Egg.jpg|framed|left|Another enamelled dish.]] | + | [[Image:Egg.jpg|thumb|framed|left|Another enamelled dish.]] |
[[Image:1983.jpg|thumb|framed|left|Rock art used on a commemorative stamp]] | [[Image:1983.jpg|thumb|framed|left|Rock art used on a commemorative stamp]] | ||
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{{wikipedia|Theodorus_Johannes_Schoon}}]] | {{wikipedia|Theodorus_Johannes_Schoon}}]] | ||
− | [[Image:Lamp.jpg|framed|left|A rock art image often interpreted as an eagle used on a lamp base.]] | + | [[Image:Lamp.jpg|thumb|framed|left|A rock art image often interpreted as an eagle used on a lamp base.]] |
− | [[Image:Boxfront.jpg|framed|left|A rock art image on a box of matches.]] | + | [[Image:Boxfront.jpg|thumb|framed|left|A rock art image on a box of matches.]] |
[[Image:Boxback.jpg|thumb|left|The back.]] | [[Image:Boxback.jpg|thumb|left|The back.]] | ||
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[[Image:Box1.jpg|thumb|left|Still more.]] | [[Image:Box1.jpg|thumb|left|Still more.]] | ||
− | [[Image:Ewart.jpg|framed|left|Dorothy Ewart pottery dish.]] | + | [[Image:Ewart.jpg|thumb|framed|left|Dorothy Ewart pottery dish.]] |
[[Image:Coffee.jpg|thumb|framed|left|Enamelled coffee table.]] | [[Image:Coffee.jpg|thumb|framed|left|Enamelled coffee table.]] |
Revision as of 14:57, 8 March 2011
Archaeological Kitsch
Archaeological items of iconic status become the subject of modern copies and re-use of the imagery. New Zealand items are not immune.
Maori Rock Art
Rock drawings seem to have been particularly prone to this - borrowings appearing on fabrics, glassware, ceramics,postage stamps and even matchboxes. O'Regan discusses this use in the context of cultural property[1].
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Maori Other
Colonial
Barry Curtis Park in South Auckland has volcanic rock walls, reconstructed from a nearby farm site. The unfortunate result is what happens when landscape architecture captures archaeological reconstruction.
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References
- ↑ O'Regan, G. 2008 The shifting place of Ngai Tahu rock art. in Sue O'Connor, Geoffrey Clark, Foss Leach (Eds), Islands of inquiry : colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes. Terra Australis 29 Accessed at http://epress.anu.edu.au/terra_australis/ta29/pdf/ch26.pdf