Adventures in the Irreal: Science Fiction, Utopia and Contemporary Art Practice

Adventures in the Irreal is a practice-led investigation which explores the speculative possibilities of science fiction from within a contemporary art practice. As part of this process two methods for creating science fiction artworks are developed. These methods are then utilised in the creation o...

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Main Author: Broadhurst, Kieron
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81387
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description Adventures in the Irreal is a practice-led investigation which explores the speculative possibilities of science fiction from within a contemporary art practice. As part of this process two methods for creating science fiction artworks are developed. These methods are then utilised in the creation of three science fiction artworks, with each artwork offering a unique, speculative approach to utopian aspects of its real world subject matter.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-813872020-10-12T07:41:49Z Adventures in the Irreal: Science Fiction, Utopia and Contemporary Art Practice Broadhurst, Kieron Adventures in the Irreal is a practice-led investigation which explores the speculative possibilities of science fiction from within a contemporary art practice. As part of this process two methods for creating science fiction artworks are developed. These methods are then utilised in the creation of three science fiction artworks, with each artwork offering a unique, speculative approach to utopian aspects of its real world subject matter. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81387 Curtin University fulltext
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