2010 cairns indigenous art fair student resource
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A workbook for all student year levels to use when visiting 2010 CIAF.TRANSCRIPT
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Malita Ware Margaret HillsMargaret Jane PootchemunkaMargaret MaraMarjorie KinjunMark FauidMark RosendaleMarlene HolroydMarsha HallMartin KarklisMary CobusMary JoeMaryann BourneMaryanne Mosby
Maureen BeeronMaurice Kepple
Mavis Ngallametta
Maxine YasserieMichael AnningMirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally GaboriMunro StephensNancy BeeronNancy CowanNancy McDinnyNapolean OuiNephi DenhamNinney MurrayNino SabatinoNjrami FourmileNora EscottObery SamboPam SaltPatrick ButcherPeter OversPhil RistPhilomena YeatmanPhylicia MurrayPhylomena Naylor
Abe MuriataAdrian KingAicey ZaroAlair PambeganAlick TipotiAlison MurrayAmanda GaboriAmanda HolroydAmy LoogathaAndrea FisherAngela TorenbeekAnnika RoughseyAnretta CharlieAnthony Langitijgun WalkerArnold YunkaportaArone MeeksArthur Koo-Ekka Pambegan JrAshleigh OuiBelinda CloseBetty AndyBetty YarrackBianca BeetsonBilly MissiBirrmuyingathi Maali Netta LoogathaBrian RobinsonBrian UnderwoodCameron BuchananCarl FourmileCarlo EdwardsCathy SnowCecilia PeterCharles ThaidayCheryl AccoomChris KennedyChristine HolroydChristine YantumbaClarence KinjunConrad MichaelCraig KoomeetaCraig TappDanelle JackoDaniel BeeronDanie MellorDaphne de JerseyDavid BellDavid MarpoondinDeborah GrantDebra MurrayDena LeoDennis NonaDerek RosendaleDestiny DeaconDick Roughsey (Goobalathaldin)
Dolly LoogathaDonna IvesDoreen ConradDoris KinjunDoris NedDoris PlattDorita EscottDorothy RosendaleDuncan KorkatainEddie KeppleEdna AmbrymEileen ColemanEileen StennerElise CarmichaelElizabeth ‘Queenie’ GibletElizabeth NolanEllarose Savage
Ellen RoughseyElliot KoonuttaElsie GaboriEmily MurrayEmily Ngarnal EvansEmma GelaEthel MurrayEvelyn McGreenEvelyn OmeenyoFiona CreekFiona OmeenyoFlorence GutchenFrancisca WalmbengFranklin MyeGail MaboGambinya Thelma BurkeGarry NamponanGeorge NonaGerald FourmileGerry SurhaGessa PilotGilbert JackGlen Mackie
Gloria AndyGordon HookeyGrace RosendaleHarold BowenHarrison PearsonHarry NonaHerbert SaltHorace WikmuneaIan KaddyIan WaldronIrene NamokJack BellJacob Gabey
Jacob YunkaportaJada HartJames BillyJames SavoJennifer HerdJenny FraserJenny MyeJeremy GeiaJimmy ThaidayJoanne Currie NalinguJoel NgallamettaJoel SamJohn ArmitageJohn DuelJohn GabeyJohn Kelly PootchemunkaJohn MurrayJones Holroyd
Joshua WalkerJosiah OmeenyoJoyanne WilliamsJoyce JackoJudith HolroydJudy WatsonJustin MadjiKapal PilotKapua GutchenKaren ChongKaren GibsonKaren Mundejah WallaceKassandra Savage
Kathy Gibson
Kay CreekKayla HenryKeilan DeemalKeith WikmuneaKen Thaiday SnrKuruwarriyingathi Bijarrb Paula PaulLaurie NilsenLaurie NonaLawrence OmeenyoLeanne Wanjidari ReidLee-Ann CloseLeigh NamponanLenore CaseyLeonard AndyLillian Fourmile,Lisa MichlLiza DavidMadge Bowen
Racy Oui-PittRayarriwa-rtharrbayingathi - RayarriwarrtharrbayingathiRaymond HarrisReggie HoosanReggie RobertsonRhiannon EdwardsRichard BellRobyn GrayRoderick YunkaportaRon YunkaportaRonan Deeral-BailyRosella NamokRoy GibsonRoy McIvorRuben AmbrymSally MurraySamantha HobsonSamuel ClarmontSandra LeoSarah Jane StephenSedey StephenSeith FourmileShane ‘Duka’ GibsonShane Woodinda WallaceShanoah ShepherdShaquille Clark Shirley Yumala CollinsSilas HobsonStanley KalkeeyortaStewart HoosanStewart KorkatainSue PascoeSusan Nampitjin PetersSweeney ThaidayTerrence GibsonTheresa BeeronThomas Ray AhwangTimothy Hart YorenTony AlbertTonya GrantTrevor BowendaValmai AmbrymVernon Ah KeeVeronica O’SutherlandVincent SericoWanda GibsonWarthardangathi Bijarrba Ethel ThomasWayne DarkanWesley AmpeybeganYessie MosbyZane SaundersZujaph Pilot
Look at all the names
of Indigenous artists exhibiting at CIAF.
Do you know any of these people? Maybe someone is from
your family or is a friend? Put a mark next to every
one you know.
Yidinji minjan njundu bama wabil wawal gimuy jabu bama bidjuga.Yidinji people welcome you to our country Cairns to look at the art and traditions of people near and far.Bilan gudan gimuy (welcome to Cairns)from Traditional Owners the Yidinji people
1. Vernon Ah Keeunwritten 2OO9Charcoal on paper76 x 56 cm eachCourtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane.2. Judy Watsonpisonia with acidification graph 2OO9acrylic and chinagraph pencil on canvas214.5 x 191.5 cmCourtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane. 3. Ellarose SavageErub Ewer MetaMonkey ene Tortol 2OO9woodfired ceramic49cm x 35cm x 1Ocm4. Alick Tipoti“Apu Kaz” 2OO8Linocut Hand Coloured 22OO mm x 114O mmphoto courtesy of Australian Art Print5. Sally Gabori“dibirdibi Country”synthetic polymer paint on linen 121 x 91cmsImage courtesy of the Artist, Mornington Island Art, Qld and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
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Message from Cairns Indigenous Art Fair Artistic DirectorNow in its second year, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair has evolved into a jigsaw of broader elements than one would expect to find in an art fair. Built around galleries that exhibit Indigenous artists from Queensland, and a small selected exhibition, it is possibly the most focused art fair on the national calendar. We have devised an event that mixes the urban contemporary and remote traditional, that brings Indigenous art centres, commercial and public galleries, service and education organisations, and art magazines into the same context, and through the CIAF Symposium, provides a forum for debate and education. And our dynamic performance program acknowledges the connection, in the traditional context, of the visual and performing arts, a relationship that usually disappears in the
nontraditional context — visual art goes to a gallery, performing arts to a theatre.
Enjoy the 2O1O Art Fair. MICHAEL SNELLING
What JOB is that?An ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
is the person responsible
for all creative and artistic
activities.
What’s on at the TANKS?
ASK • What is an art centre?• What is a gallery?• What is the main difference between a gallery and an art centre?• What is the role of an artists manager?
Lots of people have put this Fair together. What other jobs in the Arts industry are there besides artist. List them here.••••••
What’s on at the TANKS? Find 3 artists whose work you like. In the egg shapes • do a quick sketch of the work• write the artists name• write where they are from• what is it (e.g. the colours, the subject matter, the method) that you
found interesting.
later - research them
on the web
Artist 2:_________________From:___________________What:___________________
Artist 3:_________________From:___________________What:___________________
Artist 1:_________________From:___________________What:___________________
Let’s TALK about ART at Cairns Regional Gallery?Vernon Ah Kee
Judy Watson
Gordon Hoockey
Richard Bell
Mavis Ngallametta
Roy McIvor
Billy Missi
Tony Albert
Michael Anning
daniel Boyd
Trevor Bowenda
What has happened to the faces? Why has he done this? What does it make you think of?
Draw your favourite plant when visiting the botanic gardens. Think and
talk about scale. Redraw your image on a larger scale.
Why is it
important for Michael Anning to
keep making shields?
“English is my second language; I just don’t have access to my first”. (quote taken from Gordon
Hookey : Flash Gordon’s message - language is a virus, Author: Brenda L Croft,Artlink Blak on Blak vol30,no 1, 2O1O)
Consider and discuss what he mean by this statement.
What questions do you have when you watch Bell’s videos? What VISION do you have for yourself and for Indigenous Australia?
Roy Mc Ivor wants
us to consider the importance of the
environment in maintaining peoples
wellbeing. Research the “Wild Rivers”
debate.discuss how
Tony Albert’s work could reflects his experiences as a young Indigenous
person. Can Daniel Boyd ’s work be discussed in terms
of Indigenous dispossession?What and where is Freetown?
Find out the story behind “Moving Stone”. What is the
mood of this work.
Could you recognise the plant from Billy
Missi’s print? Which part of the plant is the most important?
What does the surface of this work remind you of? Talk about materials.
“Humour cuts deep. I like to think that there’s a laugh and a tear in each picture.” Destiny Deacon
How does the use of dolls help carry a darker message. How do the dolls make you feel?
What is the mood of this work? How does the colour and the rhythm of this work enhance the mood?
What importance
does Lisa Michl place
on
maintaining access to
traditional land?
This work is highly personal. Can
you relate to elements of the “Voyage” he
is depicting?
destiny deacon
Samantha Hobson
Arone Meeks
Lisa Michl Ko-Manggen
Craig Koomeeta
Rosella Namok
Laurie Nona
Obery Sambo
Shirley Macnamara
Ken Thaiday Snr
Francisca Walmbeng
Ian Waldren
This work is concerned with maintaining cultural knowledge. Find other works that are about handing down knowledge.
What is the main tool Rosella
Namok uses to make her painting?
How does the artists combine elements of two cultues?
Imagine this mask at night in the firelight, would you
be scared?
What do you think you could carry in
this “vessel”?
Could you call Ken Thaiday’s
dance masks technology?Try to make an artwork
with moving parts.
Let’s TALK about ART at Cairns Regional Gallery?
What other animals
and objects can you find in the body of the
fish?
Describe to your friend
what you think is happening in
this painting.
Notes, sketches, ideas, contacts....
Notes, sketches, ideas, contacts....
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Choose 5 words from the wordsearch that you don’t know. Write them here
ASK your teacher what each word means and then find an example at the TANKS.
TELL a friend your new word.
• You will find this information at the Tanks
• Early years • P - 5
Look at Vernon Ah Kee’s drawings.
Look at your friend’s face.
Draw their face but
Don’t Look at your page.
Keep your eyes on your friend.
• You will find this art work at the Cairns Regional Gallery
Middle years 6 - 9DISCUSS(chat with a friend)do you think the colours have been selected carefully or do you think it is random? Why?
LOOKING - What type of country do you think this represents? What time of the day?
FIND - 5 other artists whose work are landscapes or about their country.
LIST - them here.
WRITE - the artists name, the name of the artwork and some words or notes about the artwork.
“Dibirdibi Country”synthetic polymer paint on linen 121 x 91cmsImage courtesy of the Artist, Mornington Island Art, Queensland and Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
Glossary:synthetic: man-made rather than a natural productpolymer: A plastic-like material produced from chemical “monomers” (so “synthetic polymer paint” is an acrylic)abstract: Art where the subject is color, line, and shape rather than recognizable forms or a picture you can identify.representation: the art work depicts something easily recognized by most people.culture: the diverse knowledge, beliefs, values and perspectives that members of a group share and embody in their rituals, roles, relationships and customs.imagery/image: A picture, idea, or impression of a person, thing, or idea; or a mental picture of a person, thing, or idea. The word imagery refers to a group or body of related images.
• You will find this at the Tanks
Middle years 6 - 9The War for the land: A Short History” of Aboriginal-European relations in Cairns. http://www.cairnsmuseum.org.au/aboriginal.htm
Conflict between Aborigines and Europeans began almost immediately after the first arrival of settlers in Cairns in October 1876. Before this time early navigators had passed through the seas off Cairns, but had had little or no contact with the Aborigines.
Relations between Aboriginals and Europeans began poorly. Apart from some trade between the two peoples, the attitude of the Europeans towards the Aborigines in Cairns was one of contempt, fear and hatred. Aborigines at first tried to fit Europeans into their society. They found whites hard to deal with because they broke Aboriginal law and took food from Aboriginal land without permission. Soon they became angry and tried to punish white “misbehaviour”. Beche-de-mer fishermen started this change in trust because they often kidnapped Aborigines to work for them, almost as slaves.
read and discuss this with your teacher or an adult.
Find 3 artists whose work deals with the history of Indigenous people in Australia.
How are these works
similar (e.g. ideas,
issues, method, imagery, etc.)
How are they
different?
•READ•Gordon Hookey’s statement.REITERATION MEANS; saying something again and again to make it clear.In PERPETUITY MEANS; lasting forever.
•TALK•About his work, the colours, the main character, the words.image coutesy of Milani Gallery, Brisbane
• You will find these art works at the Cairns Regional Gallery
Senior years 10 - 12DISCUSS with your friends...• why it is important for some Indigenous artists to reinterpret history or use an historical context to comment on their contemporary lives? Consider both urban and rural artists.
• the important connection between Aboriginal painting and the continuation of culture.
• the concept of authenticity and why it is used in dialogues regarding Indigenous art.
• the way local media reports on indigenous issues.
• the impact of CIAF on Cairns.
Methods and materials. Make a list of different methods, ways of working, techniques, procedures etc that you found interesting and you would like to try yourself.
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do a rough sketch of your favouite art
work. Later, research that artist.
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Glossaryaesthetic: a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful. Aesthetic values are based on the perception and appreciation of art and design. Aesthetic values are underpinned by personal beliefs, perceived reality and cultural identity.alienation: A separation of individuals from control and direction of their social life. Karl Marx (1818-1883) claimed that human alienation was created by a socially structured separation between humans and their work.eurocentric: focused on Europe or European peoples, especially in relation to historical or cultural influence.protocol: forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by peoplepolitics (political): narrowly defined as all that relates to the way a society is governed. A wider definition refers to processes that involve the exercise of power, status or influence in making decisions or establishing social relationships.transcendental: part of a system of philosophy that emphasizes the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material.
find examplesof artists, artworks, instances, etc. where you could use these words
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where you have been in the TA
NKS
. • Think about what m
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your path.• Put a special m
ark or note to show your favourite art w
orks, artists and art centres so you can find them again.