About the work
The people of Utopia are successfully maintaining a traditional lifestyle which today includes earning a living from painting. First Nations paintings are based on myths of the Dreamtime. In modern dot representations the sacred aspect of the story is often not revealed however the meaning remains transmitted through symbols which are easily understood.
This painting depicts body paint designs that the women apply to their upper torso for ceremony/ coroboree. “Awelye” (dancing) in the old days used part colored ochres but Emily has adapted acrylic paint on to canvas to depict important ceremonial occasion.
Bears AGOD numbered inscription on verso
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist and family in Utopia in 1996
The Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne, Australia
Aboriginal Art Gallery Boomerang, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Private collection, The Netherlands
Please note that all Australian First Nations Art is created from a so called ‘Birds Eye’ view. This means that the paintings can be hung either horizontally as well as vertically.
SmithDavidson Gallery represents a wide range of Australian First Nations Art, please contact for additional information.