http://www.yimbama.com Aboriginal Art, Culture and History Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:55:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This exhibition will take place in Charenton-le-Pont near Paris, France. It is organized by "Espace Art et Liberté" of Charenton and Mr Luc Berthier. The artworks come from Luc Berthier's collection (Minnie Pwerle, Lorna Fencer, Rover Thomas, Dr George or Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, etc.). See more information (in french) http://www.yimbama.com/2008/10/09/exhibition-october-16-november-8-maitres-du-reve-art-aborigene-daustralie/ '12 Canoes' refers to the sequential naming of each new project springing from the 2005 Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr Co-directed film, 'Ten Canoes' in which they maintain an ongoing role. It also refers to the number of portals on the site, each presenting a different aspect of Yolgnu ... http://www.yimbama.com/2008/10/09/twelve-canoes/ After the opening of the Quai Branly Museum, some exhibitions in galleries such as Galerie Luc Berthier and some auctions Gaïa and Artcurial, the market of aboriginal art has the wind in the sails. I have no doubt that this market will develop and grow year after year. Art is a ... http://www.yimbama.com/2008/09/26/contemporary-aboriginal-art-has-the-wind-in-his-sails-in-france/ On July 7 the first-ever sale of Aboriginal Art at Artcurial | Briest - Poulain - F. Tajan. It will be the most important ensemble ever to come to auction outside Australia. Some sixty works from the personal collection of Peter Los will be offered, with an overall estimate of €600,000. The collection, ... http://www.yimbama.com/2008/09/26/aboriginal-art-in-france-the-peter-los-collection-journey-through-%e2%80%9ctime-of-dreams%e2%80%9d/ The expression 'Dreamtime' is most often used to refer to the 'time before time', or 'the time of the creation of all things', while 'Dreaming' is often used to refer to an individual's or group's set of beliefs or spirituality. Storytelling is an integral part of life for Indigenous Australians. From ... http://www.yimbama.com/2007/12/02/dreamtime-or-dreaming/ Australia's Aboriginal culture probably represents the oldest surviving culture in the world, with the use of stone tool technology and painting with red ochre pigment dating back over 60,000 years. Australians never developed an "iron age", "bronze age", or pottery, and the terms "palaeolithic" (old stone age) and ... http://www.yimbama.com/2007/12/01/introduction-to-australias-aboriginal-culture/