Aboriginal Art

Napurulla Ngitjanka by Alkipi Linda

Aboriginal Art is made by the Indigenous people of Australia. Look at the map below to see where Australia is in comparison to North America.

Aboriginal artwork includes:

~Leaf Painting ~Wood Carving ~Rock Carving ~Sculpture ~Ceremonial Clothing~Sand Painting~Dot Painting

• Original Aboriginal art created by the Indigenous people of Australia was made with paints made of organic colors and materials. Often times the pigment (coloring) was made using Ochre, which is a finely textured rock made up of iron oxide. This gives it an brown/orange coloring.

Alice Springs by Judy Kunmanara

Many times you will see symbols in Aboriginal art. Here are some examples:

The most current style of Aboriginal art is dot painting. This often masks some of the symbols that the Aboriginal people don’t want others to know about.

Janie Ward Nakamarra

We will be making a bark painting (with paper) in the dot style that the Aboriginal people now use. Watch the videos below to see some examples of Aboriginal art as well as a video on how one person paints using dots.

Aboriginal Art