THE UNWRITTEN HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN MODERNISM. Most histories treat modernism in Australia as a phenomenon of ?fine art,? or simply painting. This project will instead reveal modernism's highly public impact across a range of media (design, photography, advertising, architecture and art). This new history will better explain how modernist visual idioms became ubiquitous in everyday contemporary design and our built environment after their initial, often hostile reception. The project will provid ....THE UNWRITTEN HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN MODERNISM. Most histories treat modernism in Australia as a phenomenon of ?fine art,? or simply painting. This project will instead reveal modernism's highly public impact across a range of media (design, photography, advertising, architecture and art). This new history will better explain how modernist visual idioms became ubiquitous in everyday contemporary design and our built environment after their initial, often hostile reception. The project will provide an integrated research analysis of the extensive, but disparate, archives on Australian modernism. It will communicate its research findings through a new scholarly study, a major large-scale travelling public exhibition, a CD, and a website.Read moreRead less
A Design History of Australian HIV/AIDS Public Health Campaigns 1983-2004. This project investigates the differing roles of governments and community organisations as influential factors in the formulation of graphic representations which characterise the prevention campaigns used in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Australia 1983-2004. It explains how graphic representations, functioning as an index of official and public responses to the epidemic, impact on the aesthetic and professional autonomy of t ....A Design History of Australian HIV/AIDS Public Health Campaigns 1983-2004. This project investigates the differing roles of governments and community organisations as influential factors in the formulation of graphic representations which characterise the prevention campaigns used in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Australia 1983-2004. It explains how graphic representations, functioning as an index of official and public responses to the epidemic, impact on the aesthetic and professional autonomy of the designer. Complimenting existing quantitative assessments this study uses a textual-visual analysis and triangulation method to demonstrate the agency of these institutional constraints placed within the broader range of material forms relating to the campaigns including brochures, posters, and videos.Read moreRead less
Island Perspective: A critical examination into Tasmania's internationally recognised regional identity through the contribution of its contemporary studio furniture, 1970-2003. Contemporary studio furniture in Tasmania has a leading national reputation, and international recognition. This project will investigate the practice of the best of contemporary Tasmanian studio furniture to interpret its social and economic history as a reflection on an island culture. The outcomes will be a consolida ....Island Perspective: A critical examination into Tasmania's internationally recognised regional identity through the contribution of its contemporary studio furniture, 1970-2003. Contemporary studio furniture in Tasmania has a leading national reputation, and international recognition. This project will investigate the practice of the best of contemporary Tasmanian studio furniture to interpret its social and economic history as a reflection on an island culture. The outcomes will be a consolidated body of unique, hitherto undocumented knowledge from the 1970s to the present, which explores identity and place throught the diversity of individual design philosophy and furniture production. The significance of this knowledge will be its contributuon towards a dialogue between political, cultural and environmental positions on an island identity within a global context.Read moreRead less
Fashion, Identity and the City: Making an 'Australian Style' in fashion, Sydney in the 1970s-80s. The Australian Textile Clothing and Footwear industry provides over 48,000 jobs and contributes $2.8 billion to the national economy. Innovation at the 'high end' or 'designer' end of the market is especially important in establishing and maintaining the idea of Australia as an originator of innovative ideas and desirable fashionable style. Insight into how this happens resides within an historical ....Fashion, Identity and the City: Making an 'Australian Style' in fashion, Sydney in the 1970s-80s. The Australian Textile Clothing and Footwear industry provides over 48,000 jobs and contributes $2.8 billion to the national economy. Innovation at the 'high end' or 'designer' end of the market is especially important in establishing and maintaining the idea of Australia as an originator of innovative ideas and desirable fashionable style. Insight into how this happens resides within an historical context and cannot be simply conjured up. The project's findings will enhance our understanding of the conditions leading to Australian design and style innovation, contributing to National Priority Three by creating a better understanding of the conditions conducive to innovation.Read moreRead less
The influence of Indian Antecedents on the geometry of Southeast Asian temples. Australia is an emerging player in the field of heritage and conservation in the Asia-Pacific region. This project will greatly improve the ability of Australian cultural heritage institutions to address the preservation and conservation initiatives in the region.
A successful Australian heritage export industry will foster improved diplomatic relations with Asia. It will provide momentum to a vital and expanding na ....The influence of Indian Antecedents on the geometry of Southeast Asian temples. Australia is an emerging player in the field of heritage and conservation in the Asia-Pacific region. This project will greatly improve the ability of Australian cultural heritage institutions to address the preservation and conservation initiatives in the region.
A successful Australian heritage export industry will foster improved diplomatic relations with Asia. It will provide momentum to a vital and expanding national industry, broadening the scope of Australian trade in cultural heritage and allied professional services and enhancing the nation's image in Asia. This corresponds with the key objectives of the Australian government's foreign affairs and trade portfolios.
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