Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye : Serendipity and the Art of the Quilt

Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye

August 21, 2008 10:18PM | Filed Under Aboriginal Art |

Tomorrow is the opening day of the Utopia exhibition at the National Museum in Canberra. Since I don’t expect to be able to view this magnificent collection of works by aboriginal artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye in person, I am very pleased to see that the National Museum website contains some images and informative commentary.

After decades of mark-making on the body and in the sand, Emily’s cultural narratives found expression in the batik medium from 1977 to 1988, followed by painting on canvas until the end of her life, eight years later. Those of you with broadband might like to view this 8.4MB video (warning - it ends a little abruptly).

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Brenda,

How wonderful! I can almost imagine the emotional response of standing in a gallery among such striking works.

My only response is WOW!

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