#Australian Indigenous art

[jareckiworld]

Khatija Possum Nampijimpa — My Great Grandmother's Country and Seven Sisters Dreaming (synthetic polymer paints on canvas, 2021)

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

"If you've come here to help me, you're wasting your time. But if you've come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together." ~ Indigenous Australian Elder Lilla Watson "It's a long road we have come and it's a long road we can go. We have to walk together and talk together. If you never listen to me, I will never listen to you. I will not follow you. Walk side by side and let's get there." ~ Conrad Ratara, at a ceremonial handing back of ancestral lands to indigenous people in Australia

[thanks Ian Sanders]

[pencildragons]

bro i LOVE indigenous fusion music i love it when indigenous people take traditional practices and language and apply them in new cool ways i love the slow decay and decolonisation of the modern music industry

[typosandtea]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-11/how-to-ethically-purchase-indigenous-art/12172210

This is an older article from 2020, but it still has some good tips for finding if an artwork you are looking to purchase is 1. sourced in a way that will benefit the artist and their community and 2. Is actually an indigenous artwork

Hey this is really really fucked up. Can we talk about this because holy shit

[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

Seven Sisters Dreaming, 2016

Indigenous Australian artist Alma Nungarrayi Granites

[punkedsolar]

The Lacewings, all coloured and complete now. I could still do a little more, but to be honest I don't think I have any energy left.

The insects shown are:

Mantis Lacewing - Ditaxis meridiei

Blue-Eyes Lacewing - Nymphes myrmeleonoides

Angular-wing Lacewing - Periclystus circuiter

Pied Lacewing - Porismus strigatus

Yellow Owl-Fly - Suhpalacsa flavipes

The plant they are on is a blanket leaf - Bedfordia arborescens, which is native to the location that these lacewings are from. Lacewings are beneficial insects in the garden, predating on many insects we have issues with. They lay eggs on teeny tiny little long-lines, giving an impression of tiny rows of balloons.

If you like this sort of thing, follow me here at @punkedsolar!

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldDugongDay:

Alick Tipoti (Torres Strait: Badhu Island, Kala Lagaw Ya, b.1975)

Kisay Dhangal, 2016

Sculpture, bronze with mother-of-pearl inlay

194 × 202 × 102 cm, 280 kg

Australian National Maritime Museum 00054952

"Inscribed with traditional motifs and pearl shell, Kisay Dhangal reflects the life cycle and feeding patterns of the dhangal (dugong) in the Torres Strait Islands. The dhangal is captured in the position known as San Tidayk, in Kala Lagaw Ya language which marks the moment the mammal flips its tail to dive down and graze on the sea grass beds. A marine dust trail between the tail and figure of the moon emphasize how lunar cycles determine dugong feeding and mating habits."

[newguineatribalart]

Arnhemland Rock Art Cave painting from Aboriginal Australia

[victusinveritas]

George Hairbrush Tjungurrayi aka George Tjungurrayi aka George Ward Tjungurrayi (Australian-Aboriginal, b. 1947, near Kiwirrkurra in the Gibson Desert, Western Australia, Australia) - Untitled, 2020, Paintings: Acrylic on Belgian Linen

[forever70s]

Aboriginal Australian artists Nosepeg Tjupurrula, Uta Uta Tjangala, and George Tjangala; June 1972

photo credit: Llewellyn Parlette

[telaridjan]

Just a chill illustration I did, Ft. My original characters; ThampunLiri & Ruwi Kartinyeri

[jareckiworld]

Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi — Milky Way Dreaming (acrylic on linen, 1988)

[jeannepompadour]

Gwion Gwion figures wearing ornate costumes, Indigenous Australian rock paintings from the Kimberley region, West Australia

[taylors-a-goblin]

Reflecting on what sorry should mean ahead of the anniversary of National Apology to the Stolen Generations.

[begottaum]

“Wawu Kankarray (sea horse) are the spirit of the heart. They reflect & symbolise the meaning of love & belonging.” - Josh Williams

[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

'Bush Medicine Leaves' by Indigenous Australian artist Gloria Petyarre, born in 1942 in Utopia, Northern Territory