by Richard | Aug 11, 2021 | Latest
Jabarrgwa (kneepad) Warrabadalumba Jabarrgwa (kneepad) Warrabadalumba painted in a classic Groote Elandt style. Many of his Groote Eylandt paintings center around elements of the East Wind dreaming of which he was a custodian. He also painted several barks depicting...
by Richard | Aug 9, 2021 | Latest
Groote Eylandt paintings Groote Eylandt paintings are usually on a black background and have a characteristic of dashes or dots as infill. They have a strong graphic aesthetic quality with early works usually depicting a single totemic animal. Most paintings are on...
by Richard | Aug 8, 2021 | Latest
Nandabitta Maminyamandja Groote Island Bark Painting Nandabitta Maminyamandja is one of the few recorded artists painting in a traditional Groote Elandt style. His artworks depict the origin legend stories and dreamings of the Anindilyakwa people. He was born before...
by Richard | Aug 2, 2021 | Latest
Thomas Nandjiwarra Amagula Groote Island Bark Painting Thomas Nandjiwarra Amagula is one of the best-known aboriginal artists from the remote Groote Eylandt Islands in Arnhem Land. His most valuable works are those depicting traditional ceremonies and, Dreamtime...
by Richard | Jul 14, 2021 | Latest, Port Keats/ Wadeye art
Indji Tharwal Aboriginal art Indji Tharwal was an Aboriginal Australian artist working in Wadeye (Port Keats) from the 1960s to 1980s. He is one of a half dozen known artists who were documented painting in this area. If you have a painting on bark by Indji...
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