Vintage Aboriginal
Bark Paintings
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The indigenous people of Australia have painted on bark for hundreds, if not
thousands of years. Using only the most elemental tools and colors, they
developed a style of painting and visual iconography that transcends their
place and time. This painting style which allows for regional
variations parallels the art found in the caves and on the canyon walls of
their land. The X-Ray style which depicts the inner organs of the subject
whether animal or spirit is specific to their culture as well as the imagery
of the mimi spirits who live in the rocks, grasses and waters of their
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–John Molloy |
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Past Exhibitions |
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594 Broadway, Suite 205A
New York, NY 10012
212.219.9822 |
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Bark Basket |
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Lightning Spirit |
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Mimi Spirit |
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Ray Munyal: 5 Fish |
Roy Rewa: Man Climbing Tree |
Sacred Woman Spirit |
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Emu |
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Thunderman Mimi Spirit |
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Turtle |
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Flying Possum |
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Mimi Spirits |
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Kangaroo and Joey |
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Sacred Emu and Chicks |
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Pelicans |
Animal Menagerie |
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