Hey fellow bubblers you are invited to join, myself and my fellow collective member for the opening of our exhibition (and a drink or tw…
Hey fellow bubblers you are invited to join, myself and my fellow collective member for the opening of our exhibition (and a drink or two) tommorow (23rd June) from 4pm – 7pm @ George Petelin Gallery 58 Beale Street (cnr Smith St) Southport, Qld / ProppaNOW / Tony Albert, Richard Bell, Vernon Ah Kee, Laurie Nilsen, Bianca Beetson, Jennifer Herd, Andrea Fisher. / 23 June – 23 July 2007. This is the first collective exhibition in a commercial gallery by the indigenous artist group, ProppaNOW. As Aboriginal artists they lash out at all the hypocrisy and pretence with a determined yet seductive humour. Tony Albert creates sweet colouring-book images of first contact: happy black people who wave back to a benign Captain Cook. Richard Bell and Vernon Ah Kee reveal the many paradoxes of Australian culture. Laurie Nilsen sculpts indigenous fauna from found materials. Works by Bianca Beetson, Jennifer Herd, and Andrea Fisher maintain a look of traditional feminine gentleness but pack a powerful contemporary punch. Venue: George Petelin Gallery 58 Beale Street (cnr Smith St) Southport, Qld /
I am looking for a volunteers to photograph this Friday’s (13th) Musgrave Park Family Funday – NAIDOC event in Brisbane. We want someo…
I am looking for a volunteers to photograph this Friday’s (13th) Musgrave Park Family Funday – NAIDOC event in Brisbane. We want someone to document the festival in general and on for each of the stages (3 Stages). If you can help or know of someone who can please e-mail me at pinkstinks@hotmail.com Thanks / Bianca
I went camping on the weekend, Took a few pics. / On the way home we had a look at some Aboriginal Rock carvings in a creek bed, I took a …
I went camping on the weekend, Took a few pics. / On the way home we had a look at some Aboriginal Rock carvings in a creek bed, I took a few pics in B+W an the look pretty cool, My question is, do people think it is ethical that I post them up, as they are of Art that I dont own? / I dont want to sell them, I would just like to show them. Anyway, had a good weekend! Mick
This is an invitation to Brisvegas Bubblers! You are invited to the latest exhibition by ProppaNOW aboriginal artists collective / “The…
This is an invitation to Brisvegas Bubblers! You are invited to the latest exhibition by ProppaNOW aboriginal artists collective / “The Amersham Trophy” / Opening 6pm Friday 3rd August / 2 Amersham St / West End. Please join us for drinks and a sad farewell to our studio and a welcome to the new residents Radio station 98.9 fm (Formally 4AAA) The Amersham Trophy features artworks by : / Richard Bell, Vernon Ahkee, Gordon Hookey, Laurie Nilsen, Jennifer Herd, Bianca Beetson, Tony Albert & Andrea Fisher.
It’s amazing what the human race can put other members of the human race through – yet we survive -however sometimes somewhat broken bu…
It’s amazing what the human race can put other members of the human race through – yet we survive -however sometimes somewhat broken but we have been genetically programmed to fight and that is what we will do and so will generations to come also.
well it,s been a few days since l joined, ( love redbubble )Whilst searching l have found that most artist,s have so much untapped talent…
well it,s been a few days since l joined, ( love redbubble )Whilst searching l have found that most artist,s have so much untapped talent. We all can,t be stars in the art world ( never give up ) but that one painting could be the start of a freindship within one,s inner -self. I am looking forward to the future knowing my art can now be enjoyed by others.
At last l found you all out there. I live in Penrith out west , Art is the way l express my feelings. I have lived in NSW for about 15 ye…
At last l found you all out there. I live in Penrith out west , Art is the way l express my feelings. I have lived in NSW for about 15 years now. My land of birth is Scotland.All my work is done in acrylic with an Aboriginal feel.I would value any comments on my work good or bad? I thankyou for taking the time .
http://www.abc.net.au/message/blackarts/visual/s1096600.htm http://www.nga.gov.au/Exhibition/NIAT07/ http://www.nga.gov.au/Exhibiti…
http://www.abc.net.au/message/blackarts/visual/s1096600.htm http://www.nga.gov.au/Exhibition/NIAT07/ http://www.nga.gov.au/Exhibition/NIAT07/Detail.cfm?IRN=163587&BioArtistIRN=22619&MnuID=SRCH
nah, I don’t go to the cinema anymore. Last movie I saw was Cellular with my bro and I’ll skip any comments about it. Today the weird …
nah, I don’t go to the cinema anymore. Last movie I saw was Cellular with my bro and I’ll skip any comments about it. Today the weird happened. I randomly tune a channel and stumble upon a movie that I know it’s going to be about opression, slavery and such. Three aborigine girls are separated from their mothers and forced to go to one of those horrible religious place along with many many other girls while a british “gentleman” (Mr. Neville the Devil, aka Mr. Blondie) is supossed to be their protector or something. More of a slave-dealer to me. Anyway, you might already know which movie I’m talking about. It’s aussie though we only realised it was aussie when the dude opened at fullscreen a map that clearly said “WESTERN AUSTRALIA” and “MELBOURNE” near that. We first thought it was the native americans (the real americans along with incas and aztechs and the other tribes/cultures), then, as we saw so much desert and “exotism” we thought it had to be South Africa and the appartheid or something like that but no cigar. It was RooLand© I started to realise as soon as one of the actors started talking and pronouncing words in that… well, “particular” aussie way =P Yes, Rabbit-Proof Fence. (here stupidly called: “Cerca de la Libertad” = “Close to Freedom”) Excellent movie. Great music and ambience. Pity I didn’t see a single kangaroo. “They don’t realise how much good we are trying to do them” (or something like that). When Mr. British said that… argh… So it’s based on a true story right? They showed the two girls (grown old) and explained such a horrible treatment to the aborigines was applied till 1970! Something about the “Stolen Generation” too. This reminded me of the ugly “Campaña del Desierto” (Desert’s Campaign) that one of our presidents carried back in the 1880 decade if I’m not wrong. They forced all the aborigines to retreat or be killed without mercy, using other aborigines, renegades and gauchos as the front line force. I won’t rate it as I liked it a lot and ratings don’t really serve much of a purpose. Funny facts: It was my father who started watching it. Then me, then my mum and then my bro joined a bit towards the end. Needlessly to say as soon as he noticed the words “Australia” he was all “tsk tsk I should’ve known”. Like it’s my fault the freaking movie is aussie. Anyway, he loved it. Which was good ‘cause he held still during the entire movie. 9 weeks walking… holy crap. I get lost just by thinking about the immensity of the territory…
L’Aboriginal Festival and will take place in Avignon from t…
L’Aboriginal Festival and will take place in Avignon from the 26th to the 29th of february 2008 Première édition du festival sur la culture Aborigène (affiche dans le blog). / Durant 4 jours, du 26 au 29 février 2008, la culture aborigène contemporaine sera mise à l’honneur à Avignon. Au-delà de l’image paradisiaque qu’évoque l’Australie, terre touristique en vogue, et des clichés primitifs sur les peuples aborigènes, L’Aboriginal Festival vous invite à la découverte de la culture aborigène d’aujourd’hui, entre passé et modernité, entre tradition et innovation. Cette célébration de la culture aborigène est également un moyen de sensibilisation à l’histoire et à la situation actuelle de ce peuple.
The Australian government will apologise to Aboriginal people on behalf of all Australians. The apology is for the wrong done to Aborigin…
The Australian government will apologise to Aboriginal people on behalf of all Australians. The apology is for the wrong done to Aboriginal children who were dispossessed of their families when so much had already been taken from them. This is an important and long overdue event. It is a test of our moral character in the face of a very grim reality. There are those that object, deniers. Some are journalists who merely hope to flog a few more newspapers by generating controversy where there is none. The rest are just fools. There can be no serious objection for the need to apologise lest the world be flat and the Moon made of cheese. Every Australian has gained as a result of the exploitation of Aboriginal people and their land. Every Australian has lost also. It is obvious that more has been lost than gained. I add my voice to the chorus of deep and heartfelt sorrow for the past, not as an individual or a member of a particular racial or cultural group, but as one among a people, the Australian people. Perhaps one day I can be proud of that name?
For those interested, here is the text of Australian Prime Minister’s (Australian) history making speech, made in the National Parliament…
For those interested, here is the text of Australian Prime Minister’s (Australian) history making speech, made in the National Parliament, this AM, 13 February 2008… Full text of Rudd’s sorry speech (Wednesday February 13, 2008) _“Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history. We reflect on their past mistreatment. We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were Stolen Generations – this blemished chapter in our nation’s history. The time has now come for the nation to turn a new page in Australia’s history by righting the wrongs of the past and so moving forward with confidence to the future. We apologise for the laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments that have inflicted profound grief, suffering and loss on these our fellow Australians. We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, their communities and their country. For the pain, suffering and hurt of these Stolen Generations, their descendants and for their families left behind, we say sorry. To the mothers and the fathers, the brothers and the sisters, for the breaking up of families and communities, we say sorry. And for the indignity and degradation thus inflicted on a proud people and a proud culture, we say sorry. We the Parliament of Australia respectfully request that this apology be received in the spirit in which it is offered as part of the healing of the nation. For the future we take heart; resolving that this new page in the history of our great continent can now be written. We today take this first step by acknowledging the past and laying claim to a future that embraces all Australians. A future where this Parliament resolves that the injustices of the past must never, never happen again. A future where we harness the determination of all Australians, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, to close the gap that lies between us in life expectancy, educational achievement and economic opportunity. A future where we embrace the possibility of new solutions to enduring problems where old approaches have failed. A future based on mutual respect, mutual resolve and mutual responsibility. A future where all Australians, whatever their origins, are truly equal partners, with equal opportunities and with an equal stake in shaping the next chapter in the history of this great country, Australia.”_ ... and yes, I was at the “Sorry Day Gathering” watching the big-screen, live broadcast a a few 1000 others this morning at Elder Park, Adelaide.
What a significant day – a historical day … a day of national pride for Australia! The Australian government reading an apology address…
What a significant day – a historical day … a day of national pride for Australia! The Australian government reading an apology address… Australia saying SORRY! Sorry to our indigenous people for their experience, the injustice – the many people alive today that were stolen from their parents, or had their own children taken from them by white Australians. Most Australians (and the majority of humanity for that matter) do not understand history. The consequence of injustice affects generation after generation until there is healing, and healing only comes when there is understanding. Until some one understands and shows concern. Sorry is the only way that the cycle of oppression and abuse can be broken. Sorry opens the way to forgiveness which brings healing. This is the rescue of a nation charred by a part of our own history. This is another step towards a reconciled Australia. This is a point of salvation. SORRY is good for all of us! Something that made me angry, was how some Austrailians in my neighbourhood responded to the idea of saying sorry. Their response was anger, criticism and indifference… Why should we say sorry for something we are not responsible for? I couldn’t think of a more inhumane and un-Australian point of view!! If saying SORRY brings hope and healing to those who have suffered crimes against humanity … then it doesn’t matter who is actually responsible for them. We are ALL responsible for the well being of Australia! We don’t have to be responsible for the injustice to say that we are SORRY! I am SORRY for the injustice that our indigenous people have suffered! It is only when you are partly responsible for the racism that history has ingrained into a white society against its indigenous people’s, that saying SORRY becomes so difficult – because you are actually admitting your own inclination towards a racist and prejiduce view. Or you are just being an irresponsible Australian! Your view would be different, if this was your story… For all of you not personally responsible for crimes committed against our indigenous people… Saying SORRY is saying this What happened to you was WRONG! I’m SORRY that this happened to you, and i want to be a part of your healing! I know that your healing will make a better Australia! Think on the concept of UBUNTU / “If I diminish you, I diminish myself… We are who we are because of each other!”
Sorry Imagine your whole society is stolen away to mars. Everything is alien. You are told not to cuddle your children, for them not t…
Sorry Imagine your whole society is stolen away to mars. Everything is alien. You are told not to cuddle your children, for them not to embrace family. Family is taken away .Your religion is desecrated, you cannot even pray to God, there is no solace. You cannot escape on any level. Think about it………………………………………………………… Sorry business; Sorry to our land the church of its natives. / May the land rejoice today, from its red centre a whisper of relief? / May the trees relax their battle for the soil? / May the soil stand firm, proctor of our souls. I ask you, the people of the never never / The ones who know the dreaming / The ones who can sing with the land. / I ask you to share, / To allow us all to live with pride in your culture. / Your history is ours and ours yours. / Please forgive and give. The parliamentary speeches on sorry day gave me mixed emotions. I cried and clapped to the bush, the land, to all aboriginals from the past to present. Its not just about the stolen ones, it’s about all of you, the destruction of your culture, your religion, our shame. / I felt the speeches still came from a very colonialist view, aimed at you assimilating to us, the same old story. I’ve read extensively on aboriginal history and would recommend the book “Holding Yawuly” by Zohl De Ishtar, Spinifex press. This book gave me an understanding of the benefits of our aboriginal people living their culture. A culture lived not trapped in museums or tourist venues. I got a glimpse of your religion, how wonderful it is. What was written on that piece of paper in the dish given to the Speaker? It’s about time we finished that revolution that was started in the sixties. A cultural revolution. We the baby boomers and anyone else that wants to join in can leave this space of time that we live in with pride. We can leave our history pages with substance for the future. All of us as a nation. I believe instead of compensation being given to individuals, it should go to communities and you educating us, teaching us your culture, sharing. Michelle Pullen
In closing my journal entries (for now at least) on the matter of the historic speech made by Australia’s prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, re …
In closing my journal entries (for now at least) on the matter of the historic speech made by Australia’s prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, re National “Apology” to the Aboriginals of Australia (13 Feb 2008), and specifically to the “Stolen Generation/s”, I have posted the main text here and there is a PDF file available for download complete speech. Thx to all those who have taken the time, interest and effort to input, comment and support this matter, in whatever form expressed — my fellow Australians and friends at Redbubble ... For the rest of our fellow humans…. Life now moves on… Australia moves on, and the matter is apparently now settled? Let’s get back to the war, money, mortgages, Timor, the US election, and MTV, etc…
“Fortunately, there remain frail vestiges of ancient matriarchy-based, aboriginal populations — battered, oppressed, and deprived after a…
“Fortunately, there remain frail vestiges of ancient matriarchy-based, aboriginal populations — battered, oppressed, and deprived after a millennia of colonisation — scattered over the face of the earth. These cultures, of which the Aborigines of Australia are the oldest and the most pure, may hold, with their mysterious traditions, the instructions for human survival. That survival undoubtedly depends on regaining the connective flow between humanity and earth. The legacy of these cultures is not to be copied and imitated in romantic reactionaryism, but rather their essences must be gleaned and translated into a paradigm for the future …” / ~ Robert Lawlor: Earth Honouring
David Tacey , in his book *ReEnchantment: T…
David Tacey , in his book ReEnchantment: The New Australian Spirituality (2000), states: / “We must have symbolism of a cosmic or transpersonal kind, and we must add public depth and dimension to our lives. We must try for a new dreaming, a new cosmology, a new pact with the invisible forces that move through and beyond us. Australian society needs something more than common sense and rational economic goals to make it work.” (p.57) Though I do not disagree with this, I would like to enhance and expand on this by saying: / “We must rediscover the symbolism of a cosmic or transpersonal kind that is Australia. Then those of us who are in positions of influence and who have great compassion for life and all that it encapsulates can only but be compelled to reintroduce this discovery, this meaningfulness, into the public depth, arena, and dimension of our lives. / We must strive toward defining a renewed Dreaming, a renewed cosmology, and a renewed pact with the invisible forces — the morphic resonance of this land, its field of experience, and that of its Ancestral Beings and heritage — the life-forces that move through and beyond us. Australians and Australia now need something more than common sense and rational economic goals to make it work.” For me it should not be about creating something new in isolation and separate from the genealogical history of what has been “sown” before. I believe that it is our shared challenge and perhaps even the invisible calling of an apparent misplaced memory that engages us to go back and take a closer look at what we all have inherited from the very heart of this nation itself. A call to uncover and rediscover the cornerstones and the foundations wherever and whenever possible, to reintroduce our Selves to the essential core and cosmology on which we all now choose to build. If the “foundational stones” on which modern Australia is built, are continually and consistently ignored or derided, then surely we cannot but be willing to accept short-lived outcomes of negligible worth. Such outcomes are now seen by many as creations derived from limited and oft times bigoted views and understandings. Therefore is it little wonder that the so-called “great Australian dream” now more often than not has become no more than a house of cards built on shifting sands by adolescent thinking, political posturing and the self-interests of the few? For me, and hopefully more to come, it is what underpins the very nature of our contemporary situation that must be considered and understood. Our very teachings, both pre and post-colonialist should be reviewed, reassessed and reintroduced, dare one say reconciled, into the context of now, so that that their worth and value (meaning) can be carried forward into the renewed dreaming of our collective lives at all levels. Such meaning, essence and substance from our “seeding” can thus be actualised into the very fibre of the fabric we are weaving for the futures of our children’s inheritance. This is what I understand as “seed dreaming”, and what Tacey and others of his ilk are referring to as the “new Dreaming” — what I call the Tjukurritja Tjukurrpa (Sacred Story), the one and only, absolute original yet evolving Dreamtime History. Well-come to Australia folks.
The art works of the Aborigines are especially protected by copyright law. Firstly, the usual international copyright law applies. This f…
The art works of the Aborigines are especially protected by copyright law. Firstly, the usual international copyright law applies. This forbids any reproduction or distribution in any form (electronic, photographic, etc) without the written permission of the artist, independent of who owns the art work itself. Furthermore, following a decision of the Australian Supreme Court in 1994, the symbols used to represent the theme of a painting are protected in the same way. This means that no segment of a painting may be cut out, enlarged, simplified or distorted, since this would represent distortion and damage of the aboriginal culture. http://www.aboriginal-art.de/art_eng/aborigine_copyright.htm
This is a very deadly weblink about indigenous Cultural & Intellectual property – arts law australia have published these great arti…
This is a very deadly weblink about indigenous Cultural & Intellectual property – arts law australia have published these great artist in the black cartoon which make it easy to understand see link: http://www.artslaw.com.au/_documents/files/ArtsLaw_ICIP_web_Final_secure.pdf
I have a Solo exhibition opening tonight! All Brisbane Mob are invited. Urban Dreams / By Bianca Beetson / At Christina Mitchell Gallery…
I have a Solo exhibition opening tonight! All Brisbane Mob are invited. Urban Dreams / By Bianca Beetson / At Christina Mitchell Gallery / 6 Anstey St / Albion. Ph: 23628288 for more info.
Some of you may have noticed that the DoAn Art logo recently changed. Over the last two years I have seen my art develop and evolve in a …
Some of you may have noticed that the DoAn Art logo recently changed. Over the last two years I have seen my art develop and evolve in a direction that was less rooted in Asian traditions as it used to be. Traditional Asian painting techniques will still be a big influence in my art, however, I wanted to open my work up to a more universal source, rather than be tied to one particular culture. I meditated for some time on what symbol would best represent my work and it wasn’t long before the spiral appeared in my mind’s eye. I immediately knew it was the right symbol for my logo. But it did take some teasing and study to get that image out of my mind and into the shape of a logo. I learned that the spiral is a powerful symbol, long held in high regard by nearly every culture on earth. The Romans and Greeks used spirals to decorate pottery and temple columns. The Celtic and Nordic people used the spiral to decorate jewelry, clothing, weaponry and many other objects. The megalithic peoples of Europe carved spirals into many of their stone structures. The Australian Aboriginals used coiled snakes to represent the spiral and Islamic art used the mathematical principals of the spiral. The spiral appears in nature. Geothe noted that many plants grew in a spiraling motion and that many seeds and flower petals formed spiral patterns. The spiral can also be found in the movement of the tides and winds as well as in the growth of shells and horns. Symbolically the spiral can represent the growing and waning influence of the sun as it moves through the cycle of the year. Or it can represent the cycles of life and the rhythm of coming and passing, such as in the seasons, or of life and death itself. By the curving path of the lines, the spiral links outside to inside, space and spacelessness, time and eternity, material and spirit. I have even used the spiral in my own artwork. If you look at my last painting The Honeybee, I centered the thorax of each bee over the path of a spiral. As a result of my meditation and study, I decided to develop a logo utilizing the symbol of the spiral. I also made two spirals emerging from a single source, perhaps they are merging into one, or maybe it is both simultaneously. I wanted a logo that symbolized how my art comes from a common source, a universal place that we all share. It is my hope that my art will connect me to other people, to nature, and to all that makes up the world we know and don’t know. I also believe that the spiral adequately represents the patron-artist relationship, where two people work together toward one goal, unifying their energies for a common purpose. Over time, I am sure my logo will continue to develop, but for now I believe this new design best represents my art and what I hope to achieve through it. I hope you enjoy the new design! Please take a moment to look for how the spiral informs and influences your own life! DoAn
Many thanks to the hosts for featuring “Glooscap” in “Town Giants”, and “A Queen Arrives” in “World’s Cruise Ships”. Delighted to share t…
Many thanks to the hosts for featuring “Glooscap” in “Town Giants”, and “A Queen Arrives” in “World’s Cruise Ships”. Delighted to share the limelight with old friends and new ones. / Glooscap / A Queen Arrives /
Any sales of my images taken at the Busking for Change gig held on 2nd September 2009, at the Annandale Hotel Sydney NSW, / will contribut…
Any sales of my images taken at the Busking for Change gig held on 2nd September 2009, at the Annandale Hotel Sydney NSW, / will contribute by way of donation of 50% of sales profits by me. Also a % of sales of any other work over the next four weeks will also be donated. So dig deep to help a most important cause. “http://www.indigenousliteracyproject.org.au/Index.aspx”
thanks so much and thanks to Typan / !http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/framecolor:charcoal/framestyle:flat30/mattecolor:off%20white/p…
thanks so much and thanks to Typan /
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