Aboriginal art
Australian indigenous creations
Aboriginal art refers to visual works created by the Indigenous peoples of Australia, encompassing traditions spanning tens of thousands of years.
It includes rock paintings, bark paintings, dot paintings, and ceremonial designs, often depicting Dreamtime stories, spiritual beliefs, and connections to land.
Contemporary Aboriginal art has gained international recognition while maintaining cultural significance: The gallery featured Aboriginal art from the Western Desert.
- DreamtimeAboriginal mythological creation era
- dot paintingArt using small circles
- ochreIron-rich earth pigment
- songlinesAboriginal sung navigation routes
- sacred sitesReligiously significant locations
creation myths · storytelling · sand art · heritage · land rights · ancestors · rock art · bark · nature · stenciling · body painting · canvas · cross-hatching · waterholes · sacredness · engraving · animals · spirituality
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- art stylesimpressionism, surrealism, cubism, realism, pop art
- AustraliaSydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra
- Australianakangaroo, Vegemite, boomerang, koala, didgeridoo
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
- world artAfrican art, American art, Asian art, Chinese art, European art
Aboriginal artcommercial art
Visual work for profit
Renaissance art · modernist art · art for art's sake · decorative art
Aboriginal artcontemporary art
Creative works from today
avant-garde art · pop art · postmodern art · digital art · street art