Tuesday, February 22, 2011

ABORGINAL DOT PAINTING.....

Recently I have been reading about the different art forms of the Aborigine people. In particular I am enjoying the many images of their dot painting. In the past, this painting technique was used to decorate their bodies for sacred ceremonies. I love how they put together certain colors and the designs that appear over and over in their art. You can read more about this at www.iconsofthedesert.com/virtualA.html where you can also see many examples. I encourage you to drop in and have a look at this fabulous art form. This is my interpretation of Aboriginal Dot Painting. I found the repetitive exercise of all these dots to be quite meditative. This is done in acrylics on canvas board measuring 11 X 14. Now that the Aborigine people are painting on flat surfaces, they are using acrylics instead of dye paints from plant fibers. Their works are beautiful.

7 comments:

Carol Shoemaker said...

The effect is hypnotic! Very nice.

Anonymous said...

It IS! And it was really fun to do!

Anonymous said...

Mesmerizing! I can see this on a full, flowing skirt.
Suze

Anonymous said...

Suze, oh yeah! That would be beautiful, in a light gauzey fabric.

Anonymous said...

I did research on Aboriginal Rock Art in the NW Territory. I camped for 3 weeks with the Aboriginal people! We documented the Lightning Brothers. I was there as an artist to draw. The photos were not as good as drawings. This was an experience in spite of having to camp and cook over a fire. I even ate kangaroo and had tea twice a day! dee

KB in BR said...

Wow!! Fabulous!! Do more! I love these! ... darn, i just ran out of exclamation marks and it's your fault. Keep doing and posting these. I can buy more.

Anonymous said...

You made me snort coffee! You funny thing! Actually number 2 is almost finished. stay tuned!
Jude *