World of Dreamings
Traditional and modern art of Australia
An exhibition held at the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg | 2 February - 9 April 2000
English | Selected works | Pусский | 0тобранные работы
- Dr Brian Kennedy, Director, National Gallery of Australia
- An introduction to Aboriginal art by Susan Jenkins and Carly Lane
- The Aboriginal Memorial We have survived, by Djon Mundine
- The Aboriginal Memorial 1987-88 A description
- John Mawurndjul The resonating land by Luke Taylor
- All the world The paintings of Nym Bandak by Kim Barber
- 'Who's that bugger who paints like me?' Rover Thomas by Wally Caruana
- The enigma of Emily Kngwarray by Jenny Green
- High art and religious intensity. A brief history of Wik sculpture by Peter Sutton
- Laced flour and tin boxes The art of Fiona Foley by Avril Quaill
- The memory theatre of Tracey Moffat by Gael Newton
Works in the exhibition
Ramingining artists
The Aboriginal Memorial 1987-88
wood, natural pigments; max height 327 cm
an installation of 200 painted hollow log coffins
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
Commissioned and purchased with the assistance of National Gallery admission
charges, 1987.
1987.2240.1-200
John Mawurndjul
Rainbow Serpent (with buffalo horns)1990
natural pigments on eucalyptus bark; 269 x 104.7 cm.
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1990.1386
Rainbow Serpent's Antilopine Kangaroo 1991
natural pigments on eucalyptus bark; 189 x 94 cm.
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1991.874
Ngalkunburriyaymi or Yawkyawk 1991
natural pigments on eucalyptus bark; 166 x 82 cm.
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1991.873
Rainbow Serpent at Kurdjarnngal 1991
natural pigments on eucalyptus bark; 243 x 80 cm.
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1991.872
Birrlmu (barramundi) 1998
natural pigments on eucalyptus bark; 172 x 83 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1999.89
Mardayin 1999
natural pigments on eucalyptus bark; 137 x 70 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1999.91
Mardayin at Mumeka 1999
natural pigments on eucalyptus bark; 156 x 74 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1999.90
Mardayin at Kakodbebuldi 1998
natural pigments on eucalyptus bark; 156.5 x 72.5 cm
The Laverty Collection, Sydney
Mardayin at Mukkamukka 1998
natural pigments on eucalyptus bark; 153 x 80 cm
The Laverty Collection, Sydney
Crow Dreaming from Kurrurldul 1997
natural pigments on eucalyptus bark; 154 x 81 cm
The Laverty Collection, Sydney
Nym Bandak
Map of Murrinhpatha countryside, 1 1959
natural pigments on composition board; 121.8 x 184.2 cm
Private collection
All the world 1958-59
natural pigments and watercolour on composition board; 92 x 157.4 cm
Gift of Patricia Stanner, in memory of W.E.H. Stanner, to the Australian National
University, 1998.
On loan with the permission of the Master of University House.
Ku Wandatji, the Rock Python 1959
natural pigments on composition board; 113.5 x 94.5 cm
Private collection
Kardu Timandji 1959
natural pigments on composition board; 157.7 x 91.6 cm
Private collection
Between Wadeye and Memarl creeks 1959
natural pigments on composition board; 144.6 x 91.5 cm
Private collection
Map of Murrinhpatha countryside, 2 1959
natural pigments on composition board; 181 x 120.9 cm
Private collection
Rover Thomas
Lake Argyle 1986
natural pigments on canvas; 90 x 180 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1987.1033
Banana Springs 1986
natural pigments on canvas; 90 x 180 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1987.1034
Roads meeting 1987
natural pigments on canvas; 90 x 180 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1988.1539
Barramundi Dreaming 1989
natural pigments on canvas; 90 x 199.7 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1990.1065
One hid under the bullock's hide 1991
from the Texas Downs killings series
natural pigments on canvas; 90 x 180 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1991.741
Camp at Mistake Creek 1990
from the Texas Downs killings series
natural pigments on canvas; 120 x 150 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1990.1727
One bullet 1990
from the Texas Downs killings series
natural pigments on canvas; 90 x 180 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1990.1729
Cyclone Tracy 1991
natural pigments on canvas; 183 x 168 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1991.826
Night sky 1995
natural pigments on canvas; 200 x 161 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1996.2
Emily Kam Kngwarray
Ntange Dreaming 1989
synthetic polymer paint on canvas; 135 x 122 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1989.1928
Wild Orange Dreaming 1989
synthetic polymer paint on linen; 120 x 89.7 cm
The Holmes à Court Collection, Heytesbury
No title 1991
synthetic polymer paint on canvas; 250 x 150 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1991.1308
The Alhalkere suite 1993
synthetic polymer paint on canvas; 22 panels, each 90 x 120 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1993.1903.A-V
Untitled (Awely) 1994
synthetic polymer paint on paper on canvas; 3 panels, each 110 x 70 cm
Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales
Untitled (Body markings) I-IV 1994
synthetic polymer paint on canvas; 4 panels each 152 x 61 (irreg)
The Holmes à Court Collection, Heytesbury
Yam awely 1995
synthetic polymer paint on canvas; 150 x 491 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1995.985.
Gift of the Delmore Collection, Donald and Janet Holt, Delmore Downs via Alice
Springs.
Wik artists
Arthur Pambegan Sr and Arthur Pambegan Jr
Flying Fox Story Place 1962
wood, natural pigments, fibre; 129 x 216 x 13 cm
Collection: National Museum of Australia, Canberra
Bonefish Story Place 1962
structure: wood, natural pigments, string; 140 x 216.5 x 9 cm
figure (by Arthur Pambegan Jr only): wood, natural pigments, nails, cockatoo
feathers, bush string, bark; 72 x 56 x 23 cm
Collection: National Museum of Australia, Canberra
Artist unknown, Wik-Mungkan people
Story Place of the Dingo1962
wood, natural pigments, glass, nails, bone
Shark: 20 x 133 x 19 cm
Dog 1: 43 x 60 x 13 cm
Dog 2: 40 x 72 x 15 cm
Collection: National Museum of Australia, Canberra
Artist unknown, Wik-Ep people
Ngalpa Ngalpan 1962
wood, natural pigments, feathers, resin; 174 x 64 x 17 cm
Spear: length 190 cm
Collection: National Museum of Australia, Canberra
Fiona Foley
Annihilation of the Blacks 1986
wood, synthetic polymer paint, feathers, hair, rope; height 210 cm
Collection: National Museum of Australia, Canberra
Lost Badtjalas, severed hair 1991
wood, string, hair, cardboard and framed photographs; 337 x 428 cm, depth variable
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1991.821.A-K
Land deal 1995
flour, mixed media, found objects, text; dimensions variable
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1995.1012. A-JJ
Velvet waters - laced flour 1996
tin, honey, rock salt, hair, fish bone, oxide, white flour; dimensions variable
Collection: Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
dulin / duling / dooling / dhulin 1998
oil and oxide on 4 unstretched canvases; height variable, width 500 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. 1999.93.1-4
Tracey Moffatt
Something more 1989
a series of nine direct positive colour photographs; each 100.6 x 127 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia. 1989.1705.1-9
Up in the sky 1997
a series of 25 photogravure prints; each 62 x 76 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Australia. 1997.1761.1-25
Laudanum, 1998
a series of 19 photogravure prints on rag paper; each 76 x 57 cm
Courtesy Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Videos and films
Nice coloured girls 1987
16 min film
Ronin Films, Canberra
Night cries - A rural tragedy 1990
17 min film
Ronin Films, Canberra
Bedevil 1993
90 min feature film
Ronin Films, Canberra
Heaven 1997
28 min video
Commission Dia Center for the Arts, New York
Ronin Films, Canberra