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20/06/2023
The use of ochre as a painting medium is a tradition that has its footprints from before the first civilisations were born. To put it simply, when much of humankind lived in nomadic hunter-gatherer groups. Ochre paint is one of the essential aspects of Australian Indigenous art. With natural colours and minerals found in soil, the ancestors of today's Aboriginal ochre paint artists would use ochre to portray Dreamtime stories
13/06/2023
“Dreamtime” is a term that describes a number of unique beliefs and stories held by Australian Aboriginal people. The word is steeped in cultural history and says a lot about how Aboriginal people view their place in the world.
13/06/2023
The Rainbow Serpent is believed to have lived in the desert, specifically, within or around waterholes. This creature can travel between those waterholes through subterranean passages or, sometimes, within storm clouds that roll across the area.
13/06/2023
The Seven Sisters Dreamtime story is one of the most famous and widely distributed stories in the Aboriginal world. Many tribes will tell their own version of this tale and there may be as many as 12 different interpretations across the country.
13/06/2023
As with many other Dreamtime stories in the Aboriginal world, different interpretations exist within various tribes scattered across the country. This is the case for one of the most famous Dreaming stories, Bush Plum Dreaming, often told by tribes who live in the central and western deserts, spread from Warlpiri County through to the Utopia land.
13/06/2023
When you study Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, you often come across a reference to the most precious of all commodities — water. It's hardly surprising, given that many indigenous tribes lived in the Outback or desert areas where water is at a premium. Its presence is essential to survival. As Dreaming stories form the bedrock of Aboriginal culture, you can expect several Dreamtime stories about water. But where do they originate, and what do they really mean?
13/06/2023
The Tingari are Aboriginal ancestors that can be traced back to the beginning of Creation when Dreaming and its various laws first came into being. These ancestral figures are said to have crossed the land and created features of its landscape as they did so, leading to the formation of the natural world.
13/06/2023
Few art forms are as distinctive as Awelye. This is a common practice of the Aboriginal women who live in the Utopia region. It as a way of paying respect to their homeland while displaying their duty to other members of the tribe. In fact, indigenous women have taken part in Aboriginal body painting activities for thousands of years. As such, many experts believe that Awelye body art is one of the oldest living art forms. Various contemporary Aboriginal artists have transferred the notion of Aboriginal body paint to canvas, making it available to collectors and galleries alike.
At Your Door | The Doormen of New York City
17/03/2022
1 An exhibition of photography by Alina Gozin’a. 29 November – 16 December 2017 at No.1 Martin Place“Like sentries, doormen have patrolled New York’s apartment buildings for some 150 years. They are arguably the most iconic and the most underrated powerful personalities in New York City real estate...
Now Showing: Above & Beyond by Ken Knight
17/03/2022
6 The audience at the official opening drinks were present for a wonderful night. The eagerly anticipated show led to an overflowing gallery of happy guests sipping on wine from Tintilla Estate and enjoying canapes by Sofitel amongst the vistas of Venice and the Australian landscape. Ken was on han...
A new year, a new gallery, and international shows!
17/03/2022
8 With a new year underway, I'd like to take a moment to send out a big thank you to our artists and collectors. Thanks to you, and our magnificent staff, we are going to have a fantastic 2016!Talk of weakness in the Australian art market, in our experience, is greatly exaggerated. Both locally and...
17/03/2022
There is an undeniable excitement associated with viewing part of a $35 million art collection, donated by Australia’s most well-known art collector and enthusiast, John Kaldor. Currently on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Seven Artists from the John Kaldor collection..
Helen McCarthy Tyalmuty - Stories of Balgal. May 5 - 19
17/03/2022
28 Balgal is a small Aboriginal community 3 hours west of Darwin. This is Helen McCarthy's Mother's Country. Below you'll find a series of stories of great cultural significance. Stories of creation and dreamtime. Stories told in art, depicted in her paintings. Come along to 17 Bligh Street and see...
27/06/2021
Thanks to a renewed appreciation of Aboriginal art, medicine leaves artwork has become a style known all around the world. When combined with the rich meaning behind the style, a bush medicine painting becomes the perfect addition to any home looking to infuse the beauty of nature and the richness of aboriginal culture into its interiors.
2/06/2021
Aboriginal bark painting has a long history that’s often shrouded in mystery. Before we discuss some of the meaning behind their designs, it's worth learning the story of how this style of painting came to be so widely regarded.
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