Dot art is a technique practiced in Australia and other indigenous cultures across the world as a means for storytelling. This art form is now considered a calming and effective way to practise ...
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Gamilaroi/Wiradjuri man Allan McKenzie paints caskets His father taught him art skills in the regional NSW town of Griffith Mr McKenzie encourages other artists to paint caskets But for ...
Little did he know his Aboriginal dot paintings would lead to people across the nation wanting commissioned pieces. “I’m just blown away by the requests and they’re huge artworks too, I’m doing a ...
Adrian Newstead was one of the first people to study climate change in Australia. "I went to a place called the Barren Grounds, which were down the New South Wales south coast down near Kangaroo ...
A young white artist who was abused on social media for selling Aboriginal-style dot paintings has apologised and admitted she was guilty of 'cultural appropriation'. Jessica Poland, who sells art in ...
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“The Dreaming” isn’t quite the right way to put it. For the Aboriginal people of Australia, the Dreaming was a period when giants walked the earth, forming the landscape as we know it through their ...
Don't miss out on the headlines from Ipswich. Followed categories will be added to My News. "I couldn't stand myself being a white person. I'm Captain Cook and I'm black," Harrison said. Her latest ...