Nov 26, 2012 - The paintings of Gordon Bennett are loaded with graphic detail. The Notes to Basquiat: 911 series and the Camouflage series, which reflect on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the war in Iraq respectively, highlight Bennetts global perspective. Do you agree? Roundels relating to symbols that denote significant sites in Aboriginal Western Desert dot painting also appear. Select two artworks by Gordon Bennett that interest you and discuss how the artists personal background, postcolonialism and/or postmodernism provide a framework for the meanings, ideas and/or formal qualities you find in the artworks. Dates/events to consider and research include the 1967 Australian Referendum, the 1992 Mabo and 1996 Wik Native Title court cases, Paul Keatings 1992 Redfern address. He is not disturbed by slashes of paint, but painted carefully and outlined by the precise grid behind him. Eventually Bennetts mother earned an official exemption that allowed her to leave the Mission. It is appropriation of an image that has already been copied with an image that has become central in the pysche of an Australian history. Scan these into the computer using a photographic software package like Photoshop. Gordon Bennett This world is not my home 1988 Not Currently on Display Artwork Artist As a teenager, Gordon Bennett became aware of his Indigenous heritage, and art became the tool through which he could examine his identity as an Australian of both Aboriginal and Anglo-Celtic descent. She looms large over the landscape in Requiem, as she does in the post- contact history of the nation as a symbol of the devastating impact that colonisation had on Indigenous people and culture. 1 0-5-30 j RED STAR Now 35 oft on all RED STARRED SIWFMIMUIS IliMMS . Once again, the arena of self- portraiture becomes a vehicle to take over and challenge stereotypes. Nearby Recently Sold Homes. Gordon Bennett, Possession Island, 1991, oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas; two parts, 162 x 260cm (overall). Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Art Elements, Line, Colour and more. Gordon Bennett, Possession Island #2, 1991. They absorb the flow of blood and recall the symbols often used in Aboriginal dot painting of the Western Desert to represent significant sites. Explore a range of ideas and media within your work.