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Australian
Aboriginal Dot
Paintings
History
WhoAretheAborigines?
 A group of native Australian
people
 Similar to Native Americans of
the US, Aborigines inhabited
the continent of Australia
thousands of years before the
arrival of European settlers.
 Similar to the Native
Americans of the US,
Aborigines lived by hunting,
moving across land in
harmony with nature.
 Materials they used were
simple, natural, and
functional
 In 1770, Australia was claimed by the
British. When other European settlers
arrived, the Aborigines suffered a fate
similar to that of Native Americans.
Some were killed; others died of
disease, and the rest were herded into
reservations.
Art
Aboriginal Art
Each piece of Aboriginal Art has
a story, meaning, or function.
The process of creation is
more important than the result
Many designs were reproduced
as part of special ceremonies
Materials andTechniques
 Most Aboriginal Artists worked on surfaces
found in nature, such as bark, sand, rocks,
and the human body
 They used simple, rough mediums and
techniques
Dreamtime
WhatIs Dreamtime?
 Aborigines believe that everything in
todays world was created by Ancestral
Beings long ago, during a period they
call Dreamtime
 These beings moved across the earth
creating land, people, animals, and the
heavens
 The Ancestral Beings then sank back into the
earth and their spirits turned into landscape
features now regarded as sacred places
 Today, the spirit of these beings, known as
the Dreaming, live on.
 Aborigines renew their connections through
art and ritual
Dreamtime and
Art
 A Western Artist is said to
have created a work of art;
but when an Aboriginal
creates a design, it is said to
have been found, often in a
dream or through an unusual
experience
 Artworks are created to communicate
stories, messages, or spiritual qualities,
and therefore most imagery is
abstracted (stylized and reduced to
their most basic lines and shapes)
 Generally, animals, birds, fish, birds,
and plants are usually shown in profile
(from the side), while turtles, frogs, and
reptiles are shown from the top
Patterns
Characteristic patterns
include:
simple organic
(curved) lines
positive and
negative spaces
straight lines
Angles
jagged edges
 Patterns were often first created
during sacred ceremonies, the
repetition of circles, coils, curves,
dots, and colors served to transport
the viewer into a mystical state of
mind. This produced a heightened
awareness and made it easier to
feel a connection with Dreamtime
Pointof View
 Many rituals required these patterns to be
drawn in the sand first so that artists could
become used to seeing their images from
above. They would then begin painting with
canvases on the ground.
 In Western art, objects or landscapes are
usually seen from the side; in aboriginal
painting, objects are seen from above
Artas Language
 Artworks were meant to serve as maps;
to diagram relationships between
people and the land.
 They record sacred journeys and
contain unique vocabulary of signs,
symbols, lines, and shapes that can be
read the way we might read a subway
map.
PastandPresent
 Generations of Aboriginal artists living in the
great central desert region of Australia have
been creating art for thousands of years, but
their images have long since disappeared
 Today, artists painting on modern canvases
and boards are preserving and adapting
these same unique patterns that were
developed many centuries ago
 Traditional dot painters used natural pigments
such as ochre, and crushed seeds. Today,
bright colors are more common
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  • 3. WhoAretheAborigines? A group of native Australian people Similar to Native Americans of the US, Aborigines inhabited the continent of Australia thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers.
  • 4. Similar to the Native Americans of the US, Aborigines lived by hunting, moving across land in harmony with nature. Materials they used were simple, natural, and functional
  • 5. In 1770, Australia was claimed by the British. When other European settlers arrived, the Aborigines suffered a fate similar to that of Native Americans. Some were killed; others died of disease, and the rest were herded into reservations.
  • 6. Art
  • 7. Aboriginal Art Each piece of Aboriginal Art has a story, meaning, or function. The process of creation is more important than the result Many designs were reproduced as part of special ceremonies
  • 8. Materials andTechniques Most Aboriginal Artists worked on surfaces found in nature, such as bark, sand, rocks, and the human body They used simple, rough mediums and techniques
  • 10. WhatIs Dreamtime? Aborigines believe that everything in todays world was created by Ancestral Beings long ago, during a period they call Dreamtime These beings moved across the earth creating land, people, animals, and the heavens
  • 11. The Ancestral Beings then sank back into the earth and their spirits turned into landscape features now regarded as sacred places Today, the spirit of these beings, known as the Dreaming, live on. Aborigines renew their connections through art and ritual
  • 13. A Western Artist is said to have created a work of art; but when an Aboriginal creates a design, it is said to have been found, often in a dream or through an unusual experience
  • 14. Artworks are created to communicate stories, messages, or spiritual qualities, and therefore most imagery is abstracted (stylized and reduced to their most basic lines and shapes)
  • 15. Generally, animals, birds, fish, birds, and plants are usually shown in profile (from the side), while turtles, frogs, and reptiles are shown from the top
  • 16. Patterns Characteristic patterns include: simple organic (curved) lines positive and negative spaces straight lines Angles jagged edges
  • 17. Patterns were often first created during sacred ceremonies, the repetition of circles, coils, curves, dots, and colors served to transport the viewer into a mystical state of mind. This produced a heightened awareness and made it easier to feel a connection with Dreamtime
  • 18. Pointof View Many rituals required these patterns to be drawn in the sand first so that artists could become used to seeing their images from above. They would then begin painting with canvases on the ground. In Western art, objects or landscapes are usually seen from the side; in aboriginal painting, objects are seen from above
  • 19. Artas Language Artworks were meant to serve as maps; to diagram relationships between people and the land. They record sacred journeys and contain unique vocabulary of signs, symbols, lines, and shapes that can be read the way we might read a subway map.
  • 20. PastandPresent Generations of Aboriginal artists living in the great central desert region of Australia have been creating art for thousands of years, but their images have long since disappeared Today, artists painting on modern canvases and boards are preserving and adapting these same unique patterns that were developed many centuries ago Traditional dot painters used natural pigments such as ochre, and crushed seeds. Today, bright colors are more common