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Tag Archives: John Carty
Ngaanyatjarra Art History
A few weeks ago I posted a link to a video about the exhibition Purnu, Tjanpi, Canvas: Art of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands currently on display in Perth. A few days later the catalog for the show arrived in the mail … Continue reading
Purnu, Tjanpi, Canvas: Art of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands
A bit distracted this weekend, I’m going to turn the pulpit over to my friend John Carty for a video recap of Purnu, Tjanpi, Canvas, the exhibition of art from the Ngaanyatjarra Lands that is on display at the Lawrence Wilson … Continue reading
Canberra! Sydney!
Canberra was awesome. I have to admit I never thought I’d say that. I have to give the credit to our hosts all along the way. Kristian Pithie warmly welcomed us to the Chapman Gallery with its lovely show of … Continue reading
Family Ties
There are a few concepts that can be regarded as absolutely fundamental to Aboriginal society and, by extension, to its art. The most obvious, of course, is the tjukurrpa, what we know as the Dreaming or “law” or “business.” Another … Continue reading
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Tagged Canning Stock Route, John Carty, Kinship, Western Australia
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Pretty Country, Cannibal Country
One of the more intriguing aspects of Yiwarra Kuju was the prominence it delivered to Martumili Artists, whom I find to be among the most interesting group of artists to have emerged from the past half-decade’s burst of creative energy … Continue reading
