Art

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Australian Indigenous art is the oldest ongoing tradition of art in the world. The quality and variety of Australian Indigenous art produced today reflects the richness and diversity o f Indigenous Culture and the distinct differences between tribes, languages, dialects and geographic landscapes.

Art has always been an important part of Aboriginal life, connecting past and present, the people and the land, and the supernatural and reality.

EVERYONE IS AN ARTIST  Aboriginal art represents and symbolises the world and the beliefs of people. Traditional Aboriginal art represent the Dreaming but is often also a vital part of ceremonies.

CONCEPT OF ART IN TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL SOCIETY In traditional Aboriginal societies, activities like dancing, singing, body decorations, sand drawings, making implements or weaving baskets were not considered to be separate activities called art and design. All of these activities were a part of the Dreaming and a part of normal daily life. There was no concept of a special type of person, artists, because, in a sense, everyone was an artist. This is changing as tradition-oriented communities adapt to aspects of western culture although the number of 'artists' in any Aboriginal group would generally be far greater than in non-Aboriginal communities.

 ART FORMS

 Aboriginal people traditionally used the materials available to them to symbolise the Dreaming and their world. As a result, art forms varied in different areas of Australia. In the central desert, ground drawing was a very important style of art and throughout Australia rock art as well as body painting and decoration were common although varying in styles, method, materials and meaning. There is and was a wide range of traditional Aboriginal art forms.

CONTEMPORARY ART  Communities today throughout central and northern Australia still produce traditional art, which has traditional content and meaning. However, some methods of producing the art may be contemporary, for example, the use of acrylic paint on canvas or commercial fixatives on ba

Have a look at these great websites

http://aboriginalart.com.au/gallery/ http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-indigenous-art http://qag.qld.gov.au/collection/indigenous_australian_art http://www.aboriginalaustralianart.com/index.php http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/art/art.php <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/methods/methods.php <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/culture/symbols.php <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">http://www.acra.org.au/products/item/art/aboriginal-paintings.html <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">http://www.bronwynbancroft.com/

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">TASK: __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Create your own amazing Aboriginal Artwork using some Aboriginal Art symbols, connecting your art to the land.