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ABORIGINAL-AUSTRALIAN ART:
By SimoTheFinlandized / Paul P. -
2022 CE
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Aboriginal art is art made by
indigenous Australian people. It
includes work made in many different
ways including painting on leaves,
wood carving, rock carving, sculpting,
ceremonial clothing and sand
painting. Aboriginal art is closely
linked to religious ceremonies or
rituals. It is an important part of the
world's oldest continuous cultural
tradition, based on totems and the
Dreaming.
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Australian Indigenous art is the
oldest ongoing tradition of art in the
world. The earliest artworks were
rock carvings, body painting and
ground designs, which date back
more than 30,000 years.
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Symbols are used in aboriginal art,
to show different things. While the
meaning of these symbols is often
shared, they can change meaning
within the same piece, and they can
be different between different groups.
Aboriginal art is a language in itself,
communicating through beautiful
patterns. This started around 30,000
to 40,000 years ago.
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Some aboriginal artists sell their
artwork for a lot of money. In 2007
Pitjantjatjara artist Yannima Pikarli
Tommy Watson sold a painting for
AU$240,000.
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In 2010 the Queensland Government
said that it would have the first two
Tilt Trains painted by indigenous
artists Judy Watson and Alick Tipoti.
With seven carriages and two
locomotives, the trains will be 185
metres long, making them the
biggest modern aboriginal art piece.
The Tilt Trains will run between
Brisbane and Cairns.
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