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modern aboriginal art and colour

Modern Aboriginal Art and Colour: From Ochre to...

Aboriginal people have been producing art for thousands of years. Art has been an important part of their culture, mostly as a method of expressing their history and belief systems....

Modern Aboriginal Art and Colour: From Ochre to...

Aboriginal people have been producing art for thousands of years. Art has been an important part of their culture, mostly as a method of expressing their history and belief systems....

Significance of blue

The Significance of Blue in Aboriginal Art

Aboriginal art uses colour as a means of communication that tells complex stories in terms of culture, spiritual belief and country. There are as many colours as the Indigenous artists...

The Significance of Blue in Aboriginal Art

Aboriginal art uses colour as a means of communication that tells complex stories in terms of culture, spiritual belief and country. There are as many colours as the Indigenous artists...

Understanding Colours in Aboriginal Art

Understanding Colours in Aboriginal Art

Colour is deemed the basis of Aboriginal art as it enshrines the function of conveying meaning and identifying community members. The flamboyant colour employed in these artworks serves quite more...

Understanding Colours in Aboriginal Art

Colour is deemed the basis of Aboriginal art as it enshrines the function of conveying meaning and identifying community members. The flamboyant colour employed in these artworks serves quite more...

The Story of The Lost Tribe (Pintupi Nine) of the Gibson Desert

The Story of The Lost Tribe (Pintupi Nine) of t...

To this day, few people know that the discovery of the nine Indigenous Australians of the Pintupi tribe in Australia’s Gibson Desert in 1984 sparked one of the most fascinating...

The Story of The Lost Tribe (Pintupi Nine) of t...

To this day, few people know that the discovery of the nine Indigenous Australians of the Pintupi tribe in Australia’s Gibson Desert in 1984 sparked one of the most fascinating...

The Rich Heritage of Bush Yam Dreaming (Yarla)

The Rich Heritage of Bush Yam Dreaming (Yarla)

Bush Yam Dreaming or Yarla Dreaming is one of the most interesting creation myths from Dreamtime that serves as a base for most Indigenous Australians. Dreamtime is not just a...

The Rich Heritage of Bush Yam Dreaming (Yarla)

Bush Yam Dreaming or Yarla Dreaming is one of the most interesting creation myths from Dreamtime that serves as a base for most Indigenous Australians. Dreamtime is not just a...

Aboriginal Art Gifts

Top Aboriginal Art Gifts for Christmas and New ...

If one is in search of a gift to give this Christmas and New Year that is out of the ordinary, take your time and explore the beautiful pieces offered...

Top Aboriginal Art Gifts for Christmas and New ...

If one is in search of a gift to give this Christmas and New Year that is out of the ordinary, take your time and explore the beautiful pieces offered...