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Gurranyin Ghow (the Whistling Kyte Swamp)
This painting represents the Whistling Kyte’s of Glow Swamp: the old ancestors of Ghow Swamp located in Gunbower, the eagles and hawks are the clever men or Magie Men of lore and country. The landscape is covered with raak crosshating patterns that commemorate uncle Lin Onus, Yorta Yorta man and globally well known artist. The landscape of Ghow Swamp is burial grounds under the protection declaration of 2007, with more than 120,000 years of history of burials and heritage sites protected from Yorta Yorta Nations Aboriginal Corporation.
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Bag/Basket
Art Centre notes: The basket is made of natural raffia / sea chord. It is made using a traditional ‘one twist’ method
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Ganawa Djibauga
Ganawa Djibauga “today you go through lore”. This painting represents the start of “Becoming a Man” and being selected for initiation from elders. The old people would sit and wait and watch you to see if you were ready for “Lore” to become a “Man”. The diamonds are the warriors that have been selected to start “Men’s Business”. This usually happens at the age of roughly 12-14 years of age, beginning of ceremony. The 8 diamonds are the men, and the 3 diamonds in the centre are the elders that are selecting the young men for Men’s Business.
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Rainbow Serpent
Rainbow serpent Blami the creator
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Urab 2
Pile of coconut along the beach heaped, preparing each coconut to skin (peeling the husk). Coconut can be used to make coconut oil or used for cooking.
Art Centre notes: The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint/monotype printed on BFK Rives paper or Hanamule paper.
(100% cotton rag with strong archival properties)
This prints is also printed to the edge.
Artist: Louisa Savage
Printer: Dian Darmansjah
Printed: Moa Arts Studio, Feb 2024
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Urab 1
Pile of coconut along the beach heaped, preparing each coconut to skin (peeling the husk). Coconut can be used to make coconut oil or used for cooking.
Art Centre notes: The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint/monotype printed on BFK Rives paper or Hanamule paper.
(100% cotton rag with strong archival properties)
This prints is also printed to the edge.
Artist: Louisa Savage
Printer: Dian Darmansjah
Printed: Moa Arts Studio, Feb 2024
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Blossom 1
Blossom represents spring, a new beginning and growth.
Art Centre notes:
The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint/monotype, printed on Hahnamule paper.
(100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
(The print covers the paper from edge to edge.)
Artist: Helen-Joy Tomsana
Printer: Helen-Joy Tomsana/Fiona Mosby
Printed: Moa Arts Studio, April 2024
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Blossom 2
Blossom represents spring, a new beginning and growth.
Art Centre notes:
The artwork is a ‘pochoir’ print, or monoprint/monotype, printed on Hahnamule paper.
(100% cotton rag with strong archival properties).
(The print covers the paper from edge to edge.)
Artist: Helen-Joy Tomsana
Printer: Helen-Joy Tomsana/Fiona Mosby
Printed: Moa Arts Studio, April 2024
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Koskela Lampshade
The weavers of Ramingining in Northeast Arnhem Land usually create traditional ceremonial and ritual objects working together as a group to harvest materials and develop work yet each with their own contemporary colourful and unique designs. This is one of the first times they have embraced making objects which are not traditional Yolngu objects and the strength of their identity as late career Yolngu Artists is distilled in these lampshades.
Exquisite craftsmanship manually transferred from Grandmothers, Mothers and Aunties is used to create these stunning lampshades which look amazing with lighting projecting the rhythms and patterns or without lighting to appreciate the colour, the intricacies and detail of the design.