Papunya: A Place Made After the Story is a first-hand account of
the Papunya Tula artists and their internationally significant
works emanating from the central Western Desert. This momentous
movement began in 1971 when Geoffrey Bardon, a hopeful young art
teacher, drove the long lonely road from Alice Springs to the
settlement at Papunya in the Northern Territory. He left only
eighteen months later, defeated by hostile white authority, but a
lasting legacy was the emergence of the Western Desert painting
style. It started as an exercise to encourage local children to
record their sand patterns and games, and grew to include tribal
men and elders painting depictions of their ceremonial lives onto
scraps of discarded building materials. With Bardon's support, they
preserved their traditional Dreamings and stories in paint. The
artistic energy unleashed at Papunya spread through Central
Australia to achieve international acclaim. These works are now
regarded as some of Australia's most treasured cultural, historical
and artistic items. The publication of this material is an
unprecedented achievement. Bardon's exquisitely recorded notes and
drawings reproduced here document the early stages in this
important art group. This landmark book features more than five
hundred paintings, drawings and photographs from Bardon's personal
archive. It tells the story of the catalyst for a powerfully modern
expression of an ancient indigenous way of seeing the world.
General
Imprint: |
The Miegunyah Press
|
Country of origin: |
Australia |
Release date: |
September 2018 |
Authors: |
Geoffrey Bardon
• James Bardon
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Dimensions: |
305 x 255 x 42mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
552 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-522-87390-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-522-87390-1 |
Barcode: |
9780522873900 |
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