Robbins-Brady Aboriginal Art
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Copyright 2008. Created by Connie
Robbins-Brady,
Mesa County Valley School District
#51, Grand Junction, CO.
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http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/people-places-kids/australia-rockart-kids.html
National Geographic video for kids:(about 2 : 37 minutes) Internet access needed
The Aboriginal people of Australia
may be descendents of one of the
oldest cultures in the world.
Historians believe they have lived on
the Australian continent for over
70,000 years!
The word ―Aboriginal‖ means ―the
original people to live in an area.‖
The Aboriginal people of Australia also painted on pieces
of bark removed from trees. They heated the bark over
warm coals from a fire until they were able to pound it flat
into a mat.
They used paints made from ground rock (ochre),
charcoal, and chalk, they painted on the bark with pointed
sticks.
Historic bark paintings collected by Baldwin Spencer in 1912
Today, Australia is a modern country with big cities and
small villages. Aboriginal artists honor traditional Dream
Time stories through their art, using old designs and
techniques with modern materials such as acrylic paint and
canvas.
The slides in the Aboriginal Art unit represent the
art of individual Aboriginal artists. These paintings
were created within the past 40 years using the
same images and shapes of centuries-old rock and
bark designs.
In the past, bark paintings were destroyed or
thrown away after they were no longer needed.
Several years ago, missionaries began working
with Aboriginal artists to preserve the designs and
to develop a way in which they could be sold. The
money earned helps them to be independent.
1. Rainbow Serpent, Peter Maralwanga. (1916-1987) Bark Painting – 1976 (49.6‖ x 20‖) private collection
X-ray art shows the outside as well as
some of the inside parts, the spine and
organs of an animal or person.
3. Rainbow Dreaming. Barney D. Tjungurrayi, (Born 1959)
Acrylic – 1988. Center for Aboriginal Artists, Alice Springs
5. Janmarda Dreaming, Nora Andy Napaljarri
Acrylic painting -1988Center for Aboriginal Artists, Alice Springs
6. Honey Ant Dreaming, Mary Dixon Nungurrayi (Born c.1942)
Acrylic – 1988. Mt. Liebig Ctr for Aboriginal Artist Alice Springs
7. Honey Ant Dreaming, Old Mick Tjakamarra,
c.1914-1996
Acrylic – 1982 (36‖ x 27‖)
Papunya, Private Collection
8. Tingari Ceremonies at Kanaputa,
Uta Uta Tjangala 1926-1990
Acrylic--1986
Papunya, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi
9. Carpet Snake Dreaming,
Billy S. Tjapaltjarri, (Born 1925
Acrylic --1987Center for Aboriginal Artists, Alice Springs
10. Mamaboomba Tjukurrpa, Billy S. Tjapaltjarri (Born
1925) Acrylic—1988. Papunya, Center for Aboriginal Artist Alice Springs
11. Perentie Dreaming, Michael T. Tjapanardi,
Acrylic -- 1987, Center for Aboriginal Artists, Alice Springs
12. Bushfire Dreaming. Clifford (Possum) Tjapaltjarri (1943-2002)
Acrylic -- 1988, Papunya, Center for Aboriginal Artist Alice Springs
DREAMTIME STORIEShttp://www.dreamtime.net.au/dreaming
/storylist.htm
X-ray Animals
Students create a simple image of an animal on their
paper.
On the inside of the animal students will draw symbolic
images of the internal organs and bones of the animal,
using basic shapes (rectangles, triangles, squares).
Between the animal and the edge of the paper, students will draw
several lines (four or five) radiating from the animal, dividing the
space into sections. (The lines don’t have to be precise or
regular). Inside these spaces, students will fill the space with
designs, shapes, lines, crosshatching, dots, etc.
Encourage students to have a ―story‖ they are telling with their
image, and to use the Aboriginal symbols in their design to help
tell their story. Emphasis should be on lines, repeating patterns,
borders, and use of the Aboriginal symbols.