Thursday, 12 June 2014
my art gallery excursion reflection
In the Art Gallery Excursion organized by EAP Listening on May 13th, 2014, I visited NSW Art Gallery, Aboriginal arts in particular, guide by Tahjee Moar (Tour Guide) and Sally Cullen (Volunteer Guide), who introduced a number of traditional and contemporary works of art, among which some artistic works really attracted me. For example,the sculpture called ‘Fruit bats’ by Lin Onus in 1991. As per Guide Tahjee Moar, the fiberglass sculpture features 99 fruit bats, hanging on a Hills Hoist clothes line. It combines traditional indigenous culture with the suburban Australian lifestyle, and is the picture of a sort of ‘suburban dreaming’. This Aboriginal artwork expresses some special meaning of Aboriginal. Due to the white people cut trees and occupy the land, as a result, Aboriginal have no more space to live. They have to live together and share food. So, in the artwork, the bats are hanging in the clothesline while the ground is mess. All the bats seem the same but actually different to each other, which implies the life condition of Aboriginal in the period of time. The Aboriginal artworks help indigenous to pass culture to next generation, and help us to understand the Aboriginal life and thinking,as well as promoting communication. Because I think art is something, no race, no colour, no language and no national boundaries.
Friday, 6 June 2014
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