Contemporary Aboriginal Art

A Guide To The Rebirth Of An Ancient Culture

Within one generation, new forms of traditionally based Aboriginal art have become Australia's most dynamic visual art practice. And one which has brought significant cultural revival and financial rewards to Australia's Aboriginal community, as well as supporting a vast and now internationally based industry.

In 'Contemporary Aboriginal Art: A Guide to the Rebirth of Traditional Art' art writer Susan McCulloch explores - through illustration and test - the differing art styles of about twenty land-based communities in Arnhem Land, the Central desert and the Kimberley, as well as developments among urban-based artists. There is also an extensive history of the development of this art and, within each region, biographies of major artists and practical information on the art's production and where best to see and buy it.