Australia. c. 1926 - 2006
Aboriginal art and sculpture
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c.1926 - 1998. Known for: Aboriginal art.
Rover Thomas is widely regarded as one of Australia's most important Aboriginal artists. The first major solo exhibition of the work of an individual Aboriginal artist was the Rover Thomas exhibition... Read full biography
Rover Thomas is widely regarded as one of Australia's most important Aboriginal artists. The first major solo exhibition of the work of an individual Aboriginal artist was the Rover Thomas exhibition in 1994 at The National Gallery of Australia. The seminal exhibition announced the emergence of a... Read full biography
Rover Thomas is widely regarded as one of Australia's most important Aboriginal artists. The first major solo exhibition of the work of an individual Aboriginal artist was the Rover Thomas exhibition in 1994 at The National Gallery of Australia. The seminal exhibition announced the emergence of a new style of landscape painting that moved beyond the dotted formats and more cartographic styles of the Papunya artists, who were highly influential during the new rise of interest in the collection... Read full biography
Rover Thomas is widely regarded as one of Australia's most important Aboriginal artists. The first major solo exhibition of the work of an individual Aboriginal artist was the Rover Thomas exhibition in 1994 at The National Gallery of Australia. The seminal exhibition announced the emergence of a new style of landscape painting that moved beyond the dotted formats and more cartographic styles of the Papunya artists, who were highly influential during the new rise of interest in the collection of Aboriginal art. In Thomas' paintings, visual fields of solid ochre colors, black tones and yellow or buff pigments were applied to canvas to suggest the features of the country. These were usually outlined with white pipe-clay stippling, an... Read full biography
Rover Thomas is widely regarded as one of Australia's most important Aboriginal artists. The first major solo exhibition of the work of an individual Aboriginal artist was the Rover Thomas exhibition in 1994 at The National Gallery of Australia. The seminal exhibition announced the emergence of a new style of landscape painting that moved beyond the dotted formats and more cartographic styles of the Papunya artists, who were highly influential during the new rise of interest in the collection of Aboriginal art. In Thomas' paintings, visual fields of solid ochre colors, black tones and yellow or buff pigments were applied to canvas to suggest the features of the country. These were usually outlined with white pipe-clay stippling, an application technique that developed directly from the traditional motifs of East Kimberley rock art. This form and techniq... Read full biography
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BUGALTJI - LISSADELL COUNTRY 1986
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WURLANGAWARRIN - SALT PAN
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