Aboriginal art
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Aboriginal art is some of the oldest art in the world, with rock carvings and paintings dating back at least 30,000 years. The Bradshaw Paintings in Kimberly, Australia are at least 17,000 years old and depict stories from the Dreamtime, the beginning of time according to Aboriginal beliefs, which were passed down through rock and tree paintings featuring symbols. Dot Painting originated in the desert using natural paints on the ground to create sand designs similar to those now produced with acrylic paints.
Aboriginal art
- 1. ABORIGINAL ART ROOM 15 GREENPARK SCHOOL
- 2. ABORIGINALS ABORIGINALS ARE THE NATIVE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA Aboriginal rock carvings and paintings are at least 30,000 years old. One of the oldest and most popular Aboriginal rock paintings is the Bradshaw Paintings in Kimberly, and though the art work is at least 17,000 years old, it is impossible to tell exactly how old they are because the pigments have become part of the rock itself.
- 3. DREAMTIME Aboriginals refer to the beginning of time as the Dreamtime. They passed on these myths & legends through paintings on rocks & trees
- 4. SOME SYMBOLS FOUND IN THE PAINTINGS
- 5. DOT PAINTING Dot Painting or Aboriginal Dot Art originated in the desert using natural substances on the ground in the sand. Those pictures in the sand are not unlike the paintings we see today produced using acrylic paints.