For the Aboriginals of Australia, bark painting has long been part of a communications concept where people gather for ceremonies, revelation and rites of passage. Bark is the surface plane of the deep volume of ancestral knowledge outsiders can glimpse but never fully understand. Yet as art and design and with artists' new visual metaphors, the art has a tremendous power. This ancient form made modern blends sacred geometry and cosmic ideas with the concrete and is being avidly collected in the international fine art ...
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For the Aboriginals of Australia, bark painting has long been part of a communications concept where people gather for ceremonies, revelation and rites of passage. Bark is the surface plane of the deep volume of ancestral knowledge outsiders can glimpse but never fully understand. Yet as art and design and with artists' new visual metaphors, the art has a tremendous power. This ancient form made modern blends sacred geometry and cosmic ideas with the concrete and is being avidly collected in the international fine art market. (National Gallery of Victoria)
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Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include From the library of labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys dvds etc. We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.
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Near Fine. 120 pages with 90 illustrations 63 in color. Slight scuffing and wear to the corners and edges. Foreword by James Mollison, Director. Stiff Illustrated wraps. Catalogue of Exhibition. Bibliography.
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Very Good + Bark Paintings from Arnhem Land. 4to. viii, 120 pp. Bound in stiff, illustrated wrappers. Black and white frontispiece and maps and black and white and full-color illustrations throughout. Includes bibliography and index. Near Fine, light wear to extremities, otherwise clean and bright.