Year
1994
Degree Name
Master of Creative Arts
Department
Faculty of Creative Arts
Recommended Citation
McCue, Jules C., Wildflowers and White porcelain, M.C.A. thesis, Faculty of Creative Arts, University of Wollongong, 1994. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/706
Abstract
The seed is a symbol of fertility and as in the case of Sue Norrie's paintings of the earlier nineteen eighties, the seed is a symbol of abundance.[2] Fertility, abundance, ritual, the theatre of emotions and metaphysics: still life - the content of which has passed through many visual forms. It is this genre of painting that has permitted women in Australia to become 'great painters'. Ironically enough, the subject matter of still life has also been the traditional, feminine space which surrounds what was always seen to be 'low-plane reality' and therefore a lesser form of painting. It appears that there have always been excellent women painters and in post-colonial Australia, it has been through explorations surrounding the table-top, that women have surfaced and excelled as great artists dealing with the ordinary and everyday, inspiring many other women to pursue explorations in paint, making something of the object by giving it profound meaning.
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.