Aboriginal Art Directory Book Resources

Ready to Dream

Ready to Dream

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With the power of creativity comes the ability to dream big . . . Ally and her mother are visiting Australia for the summer, and she can’t wait to start drawing all the new animals that she’ll see. But when... » Read More

 

Chaos, Territory, Art: Deleuze and the Framing of the Earth

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Instead of treating art as a unique creation that requires reason and refined taste to appreciate, Elizabeth Grosz argues that art-especially architecture, music, and painting-is born from the disruptive forces of sexual selection. She approaches art as a form of... » Read More

 

The Life of Queenie McKenzie: Written in the Land

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This beautifully produced book tells the story of Queenie McKenzie, a remarkable indigenous woman from the East Kimberley in Western Australia. Now deceased, Queenie was an important cultural leader, revered Aboriginal Law person and internationally acclaimed artist. Queenie was an... » Read More

 

Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists

Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists

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Published by IAD Press Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists chronicles the beginnings of the Western Desert art movement and the phenomenal development of its founding art company over four decades. Through comprehensive and widely researched biographies of more than... » Read More

 

Beyond Sacred

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So much has been written about this book and now they have a website. You can buy the book directly from the website which is a great idea. About the book This comprehensive, visually stunning survey of the very best... » Read More

 

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