Dimensions
246 x 295 x 19mm
'Spirit Country' explores the vibrant contemporary Aboriginal art of the Northern Territory and Central Australia - from the finely cross hatched bark paintings of Arnhem Land to the mesmerising canvases of the Central Desert, from the elaborate Pukamani poles of the Tiwi Islands to the broad fields of ochre in contemporary works from the Kimberley.
In this book, Jennifer Isaacs outlines the forces that propelled the emerging artistic renaissance of the Aboriginal people that began in Australia in the 1970s, and seeks the source of its continuing vitality. For the communities of the remote Central Desert, the Kimberley and Arnhem Land, art is both a much needed source of vital income and a vital means of personal and collective expression.
While this art has caught the attention of the Western world with its extraordinary abstract qualities, for its creators, these works are also religious documents, maps, personal histories and title deeds to lands.
'Spirit Country' explores both the art that these communities create, and the communities themselves - how they create this art, why and what it means.
