David Malangi (1927-1999) of the Manharrngu people was a leading figure in the development of the central Arnhem Land bark painting movement and holds a prominent place in Australian Aboriginal art. Made famous by his design used on the Australian one dollar note introduced in 1966, Malangi painted over a period of four decades. This volume traces the development of Malangi’s work from the early bark paintings of the 1960s that record his patrilineally inherited land and ceremonies, to the masterful dedications to his mother's land and culture for which he was also responsible and where he spent the last thirty years of his life.
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Susan Jenkins is acting curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, National Gallery of Australia. Other contributors to the volume include Nigel Lendon, Djon Mundine, Margie West, and members of Malangi’s family.
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This review is from: No Ordinary Place: The Art Of David Malangi (Paperback)
In the transition to public art, aboriginal art usually becomes stylized to some degree, and sometimes becomes plainly commercialized. The kachina dolls of Southwest American tribes are examples of this; as are the totems of African tribes. But Malangi's Australian aboriginal art has stayed away from this tendency. The reason for this is not only Malangi's deep attachment to the aboriginal art and the culture it grows out of, but also his use of natural pigments and other natural, traditional, materials. Most of his works shown are natural pigments on eucalyptus bark, with others natural pigments on wood, and a couple using feathers as well. The sinuous, complex shapes and vivid, intermixed colors for which Australian aboriginal art has gained worldwide notice are retained practically unaffected in Malangi's art. The many works included are known as recent--from the 1960s to the 1990s--from their lack of wear, but not from any stylization as an influence of or concession to public or commercial art. Introductory essays with photos in the margins give the physical and cultural, anthropological, sources of Malangi's art.
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