Abstract (may include machine translation)
Textile arts from Oceania contribute to the visual and cultural histories of the Cold War beyond the Soviet Union, for instance in Indonesia. This chapter centers itself upon a close reading and visual analysis of one Indonesian work titled Terrorist and the influence of its traditional Indonesian batik method on Aboriginal art in the 1980s. Through analysis of examples of contemporary textiles by Keren Ruki, Tjampi Desert Weavers, Elizabeth Newman, Ruby Hoette, and The Social Outfit, it reflects on the themes of authorship, collectivity, syncretic religions, indigenous identities, recycling, social and relational art practices, political textile cultures in this region, and local resistances to globalized textile industries. In some Oceanic textile cultures, syncretic beliefs counter the cynicism of consumerism and its avant-garde critics in the West. Struggles against dominant and dictatorial regimes are cloaked in textiles. They constitute the identity of those who make and wear them.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | A Companion to Textile Culture |
| Editors | Jennifer Harris |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Pages | 459-473 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118768730 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118768907 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Authorship
- Elizabeth newman
- Globalized textile industries
- Indonesian batik method
- Oceanic textile cultures
- Ruby hoette
- Syncretic religions
- The social outfit
