01+Culture+and+Creation

===='Representation' in visual arts is the presentation of something again in the form of an artwork. There are many definitions and analyses of this concept in visual arts textbooks. Representation in digital media may incorporate the use of a range of visual, auditory, textual and physical components to demonstrate or deliver a concept or idea to an audience. The use of 'technology' may or may not be readily apparent however digital media could not be created, produced or exhibited without its input.==== //Aboriginal Nations logo// ====Early developments in digital animation enabled the production of several 'dreaming' stories to be developed by "Aboriginal Nations Pty Ltd" as a contribution to the exploration of the cultures, languages and lifestyles of Indigenous Australians.====

Still images from many of these animations and the stories themselves can be viewed at: http://www.ablnat.com.au/about.html
 //Gordon Bennet - Edge// ====Many urban Indigenous Australian artists no longer wish to be marginalised into a separate category of contemporary art under the label of "Aboriginal" but rather see themselves as included significantly in the mainstream of contemporary Australian art.====

** DISCUSSION TASK **
subject heading: Boomali ==**Using the link above, navigate to the Boomali website and follow the links to "5 Koori Artists", Michael Riley's 1988 film on the Boomali Artist Cooperative. Watch the two short video clips then read "Boomali - 20 Years On..." [] Comment on how important it is to these indigenous artists to express their identity in their work.**==

//Mark Nodea - Jarlalu Country//