Anangu collective. Gay'wu. Aboriginal arts and knowledge.
Five containers| N° d'inventaire | 23735 |
| Format | 20 x 25 |
| Détails | 127 p. |
| Publication | Milan, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9788874399611 |
The Opale Foundation and 5 Continents are launching a series of monographs dedicated to Australia's leading Aboriginal artists and artworks. The first of these monographs features two large paintings by a collective of men and women artists from the APY (Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara) region, as well as the installation Kulata Tjuta: Kupi Kupi, by artists from the same region.
Created in 2018, the two paintings, like the installation, are the result of a collaborative production process, emblematic of the tradition of the Australian Aborigines. These major works, nourished in particular by the mythical stories of the "Dreamtime", characteristic of the imagination of these peoples, are the cornerstones of the collection which constitutes the heart of the Opale Foundation.
The Opale Foundation, like its founder and driving force Bérengère Primat, has a particularly strong and vibrant relationship with the artists and art studios of this region of Central Australia, which its representatives have visited on numerous occasions. The two paintings, in which several women and men, both long-established artists within their communities, collaborated, were commissioned by Bérengère Primat, and the process of their creation is extensively documented.
This masterful artistic testimony attests to the dynamism and relevance of Aboriginal art in contemporary Australia, as well as the intimate relationship that the inhabitants have with their land. Kupi Kupi, a replica of the 2010 installation Kulata Tjuta (the two titles mean respectively "whirlwind" and "many spears" in the Pitjantjatjara language), is a monumental work composed of 1,500 spears, at the same time a metaphor for contemporary Anangu society and the unpredictable direction in which it is evolving.
The word Gay'wu in Yolngu, the language of northeastern Arnhem Land, means dilly bag, a small cloth bag made of fibers, which traditionally contains wisdom and knowledge. The following monographs aim to introduce the world to some of Australia's most remarkable Aboriginal artists and their works, which offer us a glimpse into the ancestral culture and wisdom of the region's "first" peoples.
The Opale Foundation and 5 Continents are launching a series of monographs dedicated to Australia's leading Aboriginal artists and artworks. The first of these monographs features two large paintings by a collective of men and women artists from the APY (Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara) region, as well as the installation Kulata Tjuta: Kupi Kupi, by artists from the same region.
Created in 2018, the two paintings, like the installation, are the result of a collaborative production process, emblematic of the tradition of the Australian Aborigines. These major works, nourished in particular by the mythical stories of the "Dreamtime", characteristic of the imagination of these peoples, are the cornerstones of the collection which constitutes the heart of the Opale Foundation.
The Opale Foundation, like its founder and driving force Bérengère Primat, has a particularly strong and vibrant relationship with the artists and art studios of this region of Central Australia, which its representatives have visited on numerous occasions. The two paintings, in which several women and men, both long-established artists within their communities, collaborated, were commissioned by Bérengère Primat, and the process of their creation is extensively documented.
This masterful artistic testimony attests to the dynamism and relevance of Aboriginal art in contemporary Australia, as well as the intimate relationship that the inhabitants have with their land. Kupi Kupi, a replica of the 2010 installation Kulata Tjuta (the two titles mean respectively "whirlwind" and "many spears" in the Pitjantjatjara language), is a monumental work composed of 1,500 spears, at the same time a metaphor for contemporary Anangu society and the unpredictable direction in which it is evolving.
The word Gay'wu in Yolngu, the language of northeastern Arnhem Land, means dilly bag, a small cloth bag made of fibers, which traditionally contains wisdom and knowledge. The following monographs aim to introduce the world to some of Australia's most remarkable Aboriginal artists and their works, which offer us a glimpse into the ancestral culture and wisdom of the region's "first" peoples.