Inspirational Aboriginal Art
March 13, 2008 9:55PM | Filed Under Aboriginal Art, Inspiration |Following our exploration of colour, line and shape in the Royal Botanic Gardens last month, Erica and I made our way to the adjacent Art Gallery of NSW where our focus was on the following collections:
- the Australian (20th century) collection;
- the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander collection; and
- the international contemporary collection.
Unfortunately, I cannot refer you to an image of the particular untitled Paddy Bedford canvas that captured my imagination but these links may give you some idea of his imagery and use of positive and negative space:Paddy Bedford selection and Google images.
Since this gallery outing, I have spent countless hours poring over aboriginal art websites marvelling at the diversity and vibrancy of the works. This online gallery presented by Central Art provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary Australian aboriginal art specialising in Central and Western desert art. Which artist draws your attention?
I ama great fan of Aboriginal bark paitings ( I was abel to see some great one sin the Musee Quai Branly in paris recently). I have been wondering why I never see Australian Quilts in similar styles and why the quilters featured in Australian magazines aer all white. Are there any quilters working in similar ways? Or indeed are there any well known Aboriginal quilters? Do you know?
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