Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri : Paintings 1973-1986

Brody, Anne; Johnson, Vivien. Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri : Paintings 1973-1986. London, England: Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1988.

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Abstract (English)

Situating the Aboriginal artist as a primary figure in the Central Australian Painting Movement, Johnson and Brody characterize the artist's abstract patterned allegories, related to dream ceremony and the symbolic geography of the region and executed in synthetic polymer or acrylic on canvas. Biographical interview with the artist in transliterated dialect. 26 bibl. ref.

Types:	Catalogues > Exhibition catalogues
All Contributors:	Brody, Anne (Author); Johnson, Vivien (Author); Blazwick, Iwona (Prefacer)
Dossier:	470 - TJAPALTJARRI, CLIFFORD POSSUM
Collation:	39 p. : 21 ill. (10 col.) ; 30 cm
ISBN:	0905263863
Language of Publication:	English
Publishers:	London, England: Institute of Contemporary Arts
Artists:	Tjapaltjarri, Clifford Possum
Event Statement:	Exhibition dates: 7 Apr. - 29 May 1988, Institute of Contemporary Arts (London).
Keywords:	NATIVE ART; SYMBOL; ABSTRACTION; PATTERN PAINTING; ALLEGORY; TRADITION; RITUAL; DREAM IMAGERY
Deposited by:	Users 1 not found.
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 1988
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2012 13:29
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/342

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