Aboriginal art / Wally Caruana.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caruana, Wally.

Series:

World of art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Aboriginal Australian.

Physical Description:

239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 21 cm.

Edition:

Second, new edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2003.

Summary:

This lively and comprehensive survey has established itself as a superlative introduction to work by Australia's indigenous artists from all parts of the continent. For some fifty millennia, Aboriginal artists have worked in a variety of contexts, from the sacred realm of ceremony to more public spheres, and in media that include painting, sculpture, engraving, constructions, weaving and -- most recently -- photography, printmaking and textile design. Widely sought after, Aboriginal art has taken its place in the collections of museums and galleries world-wide, and its present-day popularity testifies to its lasting dynamism and vitality. This revised edition contains over twenty new illustrations and updated information covering the most recent developments in this thriving field.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Patterns of power: Arnhem Land and its surrounds 21

Chapter 3 The art of place and journey: the desert 101

Chapter 4 Land of the Wandjina: the Kimberley 162

Chapter 5 Diversity: North Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands 183

Chapter 6 Artists in the town and city 194.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0500203660

OCLC:

51527923