Initial Group Tutorial

What is the central question that I am asking? 

Keep it limited at this point!

I N T R O D U C T I O N

(Approx 500 words)

F I R S T   C H A P T E R 

(Must layout the field… explain what you're on about! Chapters should be max 1750 words)

C O N C L U S I O N 

(Approx 500-1000 words)

T O   D O (By next friday)

C L E A R    S T R U C T U R E 

Precise question and chapter structure, historical roots of our dominance over animals - through art, and in contrast how we respect the animal through art- can we? only if we truly respect the animal itself such as in inuit culture)

M A X I M U M    W O R D    L I M I T 

S P E C I F I C    Q U E S T I O N 

H U M A N    D O M I N A N C E    

T H E    H U M A N    G A Z E ;   H U M A N    D O M I N A N C E    O V E R    A N I M A L S    

( R E F L E C T E D    T H R O U G H   A R T )   

    

R E L I G I O U S    &    H I S T O R I C A L     R O O T S 

T H E    W E S T E R N    S E L F 

(Idea of the self - Individualist culture.)

B E C O M I N G - A N I M A L    

A S    A N    E T H I C A L    Q U E S T I O N 

(Delves and Katari 1000 plateaus - becoming the minority as an ethical project. Human self as the dominant on the planet. Animals through the human gaze… purely tells you about humans, not the animals.) 

H O W    I S   T H A T  ^  R E P R E S E N T E D    I N    A R T ?

N O N - W E S T E R N   S O C I E T I E S   &   W E S T E R N   S O C I E T I E S 

(An-iconic means no images of people as an icon, e.g. buddhism… look at Douism)

R E L I G I O N 

(Non-western religion, Pagan vs Christianity -Genesis says that humans are shepherds; ownership over animals. Look at indigenous religion and how they respect animals such as native americans and inuits… how do they create artwork about animals from the animals themselves- seems more respectful. Inuits eat all the possible meat from the seal, then they use the fur and bones, making art about the animal from media of the animal.) 

S K E T C H B O O K S 

(Experiment at portraying the 'truth' of animals, as they are - the presence of the animal, a book full of animals. Maybe people interacting with the animals, scared, worried of the animal, or interacting with it. Create a presence for the animal in your sketchbook so the audience is interacting with the animal. Collages and media such as fur. Is it possible as a human, homo sapien, to create art work portraying the animals 'truth', without it being all about me?)