Images In Ochre The Art and Craft of the Kunwinjku
Häftad bok. KangarooPress. 1997. 96 sidor.
Nära nyskick. Lättare hanteringsspår på omslaget. Engelsk text. For thousands of generations Aboriginal people have used art and song as mediums for communicating and illustrating oral history. Rock, bark and paper decorated with ochre and charcoal portray the beings and events of Creation as well as educatioal and contemporary themes. Using tradiotional tools and techniques, a new generation of artists are interpreting and passing on oral and religious traditions that are thousands of years old. Images in Ochre presents collection of paintings and didgeridoos that have been carefully selectid by Adrian Parker to display the distinct painting style and techniques of contemporary Kunwinjku artists. Bark, paper and didgeridoo preparation, painting and manufactire are fully explained and illustrated. As the practitioners of the worlds longest painting traditionm the artists included in this book are communicating various stories and cultural yhemes in order to enhance awareness and understanding of a unique and vibrant culture.
