The Painted Desert Flashcards
1
Q
Who?
A
Aborigines
2
Q
What?
A
Aborigines were oppressed and sold art in order to make money.
People wanted to take away their land
They made art to show they owned the land
3
Q
When?
A
Late 1990s
4
Q
Fitzroy Crossing
A
North-western Australia
Sandstone
Inhabited by Aborigines
5
Q
Aborigine
A
A person, animal, or plant that has been in a country or region from earliest times.
6
Q
Ngurrara I and II
A
Paintings that hold historical significance because they actually survived
Other traditional works are washed away by the rain
7
Q
Mangi
A
Combination of spirit and and the physical trace of a person, which remains perceptible after they have left
8
Q
Wangarr
A
Ghost image of someone
9
Q
Dreamings
A
Art exhibition
Changed the way Aboriginal art was viewed
Seen as post modern work
