Showing posts with label aboriginal art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aboriginal art. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Memorial to the Dead

200 hollowed out tree sections represent aboriginals who fought for their country, one for each year of Australia's bicentennial. Installed in the late 80s in the National Gallery in Canberra, this was a moving and dynamic work.

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Forms I Love

This piece carries a narrow color pallet with an overly of drawing. The drawn white lines intrigued me because of the vessel shape drawn. It was made by an aboriginal artist Judy Watson.

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Art Museums

Brisbane has major galleries grouped together. So, I developed severe museum fatigue today needing to see every last building, room and exhibit. These shields from the late 1800s connected with me because of the graphic design.