Mercantilism Blog

'Tender' (2003-05) Fiona Hall

1. First define mercantilism, using material from your ALVC handbook, and explain how it has developed since the Renaissance.

Mercantilism is an economic system that is used widely amongst trading nations. This was founded in the 16th,17th and 18th century. The development of this system was used so that merchandise such as antiques and forms of art and materials from overseas were imported and exported and of high quality and exchanged for money. This also provided revenue for the government and also gained privileges for trading such goods. Mercantilism then developed into Capitalism. Now days goods are exchange for high prices of money and also low quality of goods. Merchandise is sold to riches and is a worldwide economic power source with national wealth increasing.Today the world provides wide variety of goods, antiques 16th century art, Historical antiques and other historical artifacts.

2. Identify the ideas or concepts in Hall's work that relate to Mercantilism?

Ideas that Fiona Hall presents are the different shapes and the type of material used to make pieces of work.

The material used relates to the mercantilism because of how historic works of art were produced and how sculptures and objects were made and shaped. The work that Hall shows has the inspiration of ancient history and presents how works were made in the 16th century and now used as a way of forming a piece of art work with materials that have been around for centuries.

3. For each work describe the shape, form and materials used, and also explain the ideas behind each example.

Hall's has produced a variety of shapes in how to see the material and how it can be out into different forms. This spreads the ideas of how a small thing can be changed into a big thing by using the same material and to show different ways of weaving the material into creating a new design or shape. Each object has its own style of been made and also different shapes. Each can have a different meaning , for example first on the left is a loose weaving object with a scruffy look and bigger hole. She probably made it for a nest but there is always a meaning behind a piece of artwork. Second object is oval and a bit narrow at its ends not only does it have a strong thickness to its image but the objects could also be an instrument.

4. In your opinion do the materials communicate the ideas of the work? Please explain your answer.

Materials can be used in many ways and can communicate through the way it has been used to bring out the object more than what the shape of the object is. There are many ways that the materials can communicate, it can be done by how it has been colored or if it has been tampered with.She shows in the objects that the weaving of the materials have all been used in another way.

5. Fiona Hall's recent project The Kermadecs focuses on issues around the Pacific ocean. Research this project to summarize the importance of the area and upload an image to your blog for discussion.


The Kermadecs is an important subject to the Polynesian settlers who arrived on the kermadecs island around the 14th century. The kermadecs is made up of 15 island and has ownership of different polynesian and early 19th century settlers. This was all brought together and was formed as the kermadecs.

http://www.thekermadecs.org/fiona-hall

 ' Leaf Litter' (1999-2003) Fiona Hall

These works were part of an art show titled 'Force Field' which can be viewed in one of the exhibition spaces on Youtube - Part Three: Fiona Hall: Force Field.

www.abc.net.au/rn/legacy/programs/sunmorn/stories/s1451093.htm

australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/fiona-hall

www.qag.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/.../Fiona_Hall_EdKit.pdf 

www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/fionahall/ 


Reference:
http://www.thekermadecs.org/fiona-hall
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermadec_Islands