ITEM CONDITION:               Painting is in excellent condition. There is one hole on the bark that would have been created for hanging purposes.

PROVENANCE:                      Exhibited at AboriginalWorks - Sogni a Colori, Geology Museum exhibition space, Predazzo, Italy, August 2007.

                                                  Exhibited at AboriginalWorks - Fra Sogno e Realtà, Trento, Italy, October 2007.

                                                  Image illustrated in catalogue p. 66. This 72 page catalogue will be included with the painting.

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Michael Pambuk was born in 1916 and is an Arnhem Land artist who paints works on bark using natural earth pigments (ochres). The barks are striped from the trees between November and March (the wet season) once the sap has run down the tree - this makes the job of stripping the bark a whole lot easier. In the west and central areas of Arnhem Land, the 'X-ray' style of painting is the most common characteristic that distinguishes these artists from the rest of the contemporary art movements. However, Michael Pambuk is mixing traditional materials and supports with the more modern pointillist style. This work is highly rhythmic and the sense of movement is evoked throughout the whole work. The design for the work was used for the cover of the catalogue in which the painting was featured.

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   ABORIGINALWORKS

    This painting was included in two important Aboriginal Art Exhibitions in the Region of Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. The exhibitions was critically acclaimed by critics as it was the first time that an exhibition of Indigenous artists had been organised in the territory. The exhibition has over sixty works by more than 40 artists from over 10 aboriginal communities. Below are some photos of the last exhibition. Please note that the 72 page catalogue will be included with the painting. Press columns published will accompany the catalogue.

Inauguration Night

Hermannsburg & Kimberley Section

AboriginalWorks exhibition space - Trento, Italy.