Wally Caruana

Survey of the range of work by Australias indigenous artists; bark painting; acrylic painting; sculpture; engraving; constructions; weaving; photography; printmaking; textile design; rock paintings; batik; drawings; watercolours.

Aboriginal Art

Arte aborigen

The narrative of the Wagilag Sisters and Wititj the Olive Python is a creation story of the Yolngu people of Central and eastern Arnhem Land. It is of central importance to their social life and rituals, ceremony and song, and the laws relating to authority, kinship, territory and marriage. The narrative also binds together groups possessing different parts of the story: the artists of the Liyagalawumirr clan and related artists from Central Arnhem Land, and the clans of Eastern Arnhem Land. This publication explores the pictorial representation of the tale across four generations of Yolngu artists, reproducing works from the 1930s to the 1990s.

The Painters of the Wagilag Sisters Story 1937-1997

Luke Taylor

National Museum of Australia

Alisa Duff

Howard Morphy

This rich collection of Aboriginal bark paintings is the largestin the world, with many pieces dating back to the 1930s. Among theheroes of this collection are two influential artists, Narritjin Maymurruand Billy Yirawala, whose works feature prominently in this book.

Australia's Great Bark Artists

Old Masters

“The semi-abstract images . . . displayan eerie beauty that is alternatelyfascinating, inspiring, and disturbing.”—Los Angeles Times

Wally Caruana

About

Books

Join the club