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Storm Boy 60th Anniversary Edition

Storm Boy 60th Anniversary Edition

Rock Paintings Of Aboriginal Australia

$39.99
ISBN
9781742576848

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By Jutta Malnic and Elaine Godden
Format Hardback
Page Extent 160
Book Size 19 x 218 x 252 mm (H x W x D)
Imprint New Holland Publishers
Release Date 1 Feb 2015
Subject Classification Art forms / Other graphic art forms
Mysterious, dramatic, enlightening. Aboriginal rock paintings of Australia are extraordinary glimpses into a culture older than European civilisations, yet still immensely vibrant today. Australia's world-famous Aboriginal rock art can be found all over the country, from Tasmania to the Kimberley. The paintings depict everyday events such as hunting and corroborees, as well as the places and stories of legendary creator ancestors. Fish, wombats, kangaroos and snakes weave their way across the rock, as do the often haunting Dreamtime figures of lightning spirits, serpents and skybeings.

Elaine Godden's text helps to explain the paintings and their stories, while Jutta Malnic's photographs perfectly capture the mystery and beauty of the images. Rock Paintings of Aboriginal Australia is a wonderful collection of some of the most fascinating and important art to be found in Australia.