2007-03-27 05:49:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
coloured drawings on cave walls and boomerangs and didgery wotsits - usually kanga's and those other funny big mouse like things - who cares!
2007-03-27 05:53:08 · answer #1 · answered by jamand 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually a wonderful Genre but it takes a trip through western art to really appreciate its subtleties .
Unfortunately many aboriginal artist's are kept under control by making them into alcoholics . A type of slavery yes .
Look at the spirituality of an aboriginal work it looks on the perspective of life through a fresh simplicity. Wherein Western art we are always searching for the new ways to express ourselves aboriginal art is secure in its confidence and secure Beliefs
2007-03-27 12:54:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find yourself a nice blank wall. Take a mouth-full of any colour paint. Hold your left or right hand resting against the wall. Blow the paint over your hand. Remove hand. You have a hand shadow. This is aboriginal art.
Recommended movie/film - "The Horses Mouth" starring Alec Guiness - about a struggling London artist of the 1950s. You'll see London as it was then plus loads of art students - a great movie.
2007-03-28 14:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earthy paintings using the ground colours of the soil.
Paintings showing the history/culture of the Aboriginal spiritual journey.
2007-03-29 12:26:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aboriginal art has a lot of animals from Austrailia in it. They (the Aborigines, indigeneous to Australia, often paint the bones of the people and the animals. They use more earthtones with some bright colors, but not bright, bright colors. They use a lot of dots in their pictures. A lot of their art is about dreams, history, and territory. Here's some examples of their art: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0oGklrNSwlGpDcBYkNXNyoA?p=aboriginal%20art&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&x=wrt&fr2=tab-web
2007-03-27 12:58:31 · answer #5 · answered by natsuko1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try wikipedia also,but its work from the natives from Australia mostly,most of it very simplistic and not only used for decorative purposes but hugely for spiritual and ritual purposes. I've read articles that speak of the belief that their ancestors spirits reside in the rock paintings of figures they've done etc. Very interesting,nice on the eye and earthy in just a visual sense also but there is so much more to it than that- do some web searching.
2007-03-27 19:25:52 · answer #6 · answered by ARTmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an aboriginal art is described as below:
1. which is about original art.
2. which is above original art.
3. which is abore regional.
hahahaha.
2007-03-29 10:07:26 · answer #7 · answered by vidyadhar mittal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very colourful art, lots of dots, symbolising the aboriginal way of life and beliefs
2007-03-27 13:00:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it has many dots on it. to find out more you could go on wikipedia.org.uk and search 'aboriginal art'. IT HELPS! :D
2007-03-27 12:53:23 · answer #9 · answered by rainbowrocker3 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's about connection to nature.
2007-03-27 13:40:31 · answer #10 · answered by Sally B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋