12/03/2007
Utopia Aboriginal Art and the Utopia Aboriginal artists today follow the tradition of the famous artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye who paved the way for a contemporary and abstract style referenced to awelye (Women’s Ceremony) and depicted in fine dotting work. Women artists dominate this community as they maintain their traditional ceremonial ways paying homage in their art work to their role as food gatherers. Read More...
12/03/2007
Australian Aboriginal art and Aboriginal paintings represent one of the most vital art forms in Australia today. The contemporary Aboriginal paintings using acrylic on canvas are the latest adaptation of an artistic tradition that can be traced uninterrupted and continuous for over forty thousand years, making it the oldest living art movement in existence. Read More...
09/03/2007
Aboriginal culture in the form of art has been produced for thousands of years for private purposes: to tell creation stories (Dreamings), to maintain the law and customs and to maintain the knowledge for survival and attachment to their land. The phenomenon that is called 'contemporary Aboriginal art' is a continuation of a long artistic tradition but it had been adapted for use as public art. The materials may have changed but the stories and designs are traditional. Read More...
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