Papunya: A Place Made After the Story: the Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement - Rilegato

Bardon, Geoffrey; Bardon, James

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ISBN 10: 0853319472 ISBN 13: 9780853319474

Casa editrice: Lund Humphries Pub Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

In 1971, a hopeful young art teacher drove the long, lonely road from Alice Springs to the Aboriginal outpost settlement at Papunya. His name was Geoffrey Bardon. Eighteen months later, he left Papunya, defeated by a hostile white authority. But his legacy was the beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement and the inspiration for this account of Bardon's experiences and the art of Papunya.
What started as an exercise to encourage the Aboriginal school children to record their sand patterns and games grew to involve, at the peak of creativity, as many as thirty tribal men and elders. With Bardon's encouragement, these men worked to preserve their traditional Dreamings and stories in paint. The artistic movement unleashed at Papunya spread over Central Australia and has since achieved international acclaim.
Papunya: A Place Made After the Story is a first-hand account of the artists and the works emanating from Papunya. Bardon's recorded notes and drawings are here reproduced showing his extensive documentation of the early stages of the painting movement. This book features more than 500 paintings, drawings and photographs from Bardon's personal archive. Many of the images have never been seen before and many of the paintings are now lost. The publication of this material is an unprecedented achievement, and Bardon can now be seen as the catalyst he was for a powerfully modern expression of an ancient indigenous way of seeing the world.

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Recensione:

'This book is a kind of bible of Aboriginal art. It is grandiose in scale, defining in its pictorial record and rich in narrative momentum.' The Age '...recommended for all libraries because of its important contribution to the understanding of art, culture, and modern history as well as because of its stunning visual presentation.' Library Journal --James Bardon

L'autore:

Geoffrey Bardon studied law and art education. In 1971, he took up a posting to Papunya in the Northern Territory, Australia. He worked closely with the Aboriginal painters who became the founders of the Papunya Tula painting movement during 1971 to 1973, and devoted many years after this to documenting and promoting the Aboriginal art he so admired. He died in 2003. His brother James helped realise this, Geoffrey's last book.

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• Editore: Lund Humphries Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0853319472
• ISBN 13: 9780853319474
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 527