Sarah Contos: Nikola Tesla sends Theda Bara to Mars
Learning Resource
Work in progress for Sarah Contos’ Balnaves Contemporary Intervention project, February 2018, (detail) Image courtesy of the artist; Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney and STATION, Melbourne
Focussing on the work of Sarah Contos and the installation Nikola Tesla sends Theda Bara to Mars this resources enables students to focus on contemporary art practice and Contos' use of intuition, process, references to art history and popular culture.
Overview
Curriculum Connections
Visual Arts students, English, Philosophy, Humanities and Social Sciences students
Themes
Contemporary Practice, Cultural References, Process and Materials, Visual Language
Level Details
Can be adapted for upper primary or tertiary students.
Visual Arts students, but also has relevance
for English, Philosophy, and Humanities and
Social Sciences students.
