Real worlds: Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2020 presents the work of eight contemporary Australian artists who create extraordinary new worlds in drawings of great complexity and invention. With drawing as the principal medium, the exhibited works evoke distinctive ways of seeing and making sense ...
Survival was highly dependent upon knowledge of the life-cycle of flora and fauna and it is certain that the Aborigines had excellent understanding as they learned to track, hunt and gather food from when they were young children. In 1972 Australian Anthropologist, Kenneth Maddock said: "Austral...
Penny reached into the box at her feet. She pulled out a squat black creature the size of a small bulldog, with round furry ears – cute like a teddy bear. It sniffed the air. She set the animal on the desk in front of her and it shuffled around to face the audience. With a co...
Anangu art has traditionally taken the form of rock paintings, sand drawings and body painting. Traditional designs are dot paintings that tell the story of country around Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Balanda / Whitefellas ‘Foreigner. Light skinned person or other outsider. Used in contrast to ...
My work with Vegetalismo has introduced me to perfumes shamans work with during ceremony, of which my partner and I have created two blends inspired by this, ‘Agua de Palo Santo’ and ‘Agua de Flora’. Curanderismo factors in by my emphasis on creating blends that have a psycho-...
My drawings were very personal. I hated anyone watching me draw. I didn’t even like people seeing my drawings when they were finished. I drew for myself, not anyone else. One day, Mum asked me why I always drew sad things. I hadn’t realised until then that my drawings were sad....