1. Posters: Telling the Story Title of story/Myth Major quotes and phrases Character names and visual PLOT Art and Symbols to assist with this 8 minutes more MAX!

2. Earliest Aboriginal Art Lake Mungo: Ritual Burial 30,000 years ago

3. Kakadu- Arnhem Land

4. Aboriginal Art Takes Many Forms Making Ritual Objects Decoration of Bodies in ceremony Goods make of fiber and wool Bone, seed, shell jewelry Bark painting Rock Painting Earth Painting

5. “When we paint- whether it is on our bodies for ceremony, or on bark, or on canvas for the market- we are not just painting for fun or profit…we paint to show the rest of the world that we own this country- and that the land owns us “ (Yunupingu 14).

6. Some Retell Myths

7. Sacred Art

10. Technique

11. Honoring the Land

12. Aboriginal X-Ray Art Global Connections

13. History X-Ray Art was developed around 2000BC Practiced by the people of the Northern Region of Australia in the Arnhem Land. Depicts animals or human structures in which the internal organs and bone structure is visible. Sometimes relates to stories and sacred mythology but also for education and to depict the animals in the region.

14. X-Ray Style “The style can be seen in the Mesolithic art of northern Europe (c. 8000–2700 bc), where early examples have been found, but animals with internal motifs have also been discovered in the art of hunting cultures in Siberia, the Arctic Circle, North America, western New Guinea, New Ireland, India, and Malaysia. It is found today primarily in the Aboriginal rock art and bark paintings of eastern Arnhem Land, in northern Australia” (Britannica.com).MesolithicAboriginal

15. History continued… Art was painted in caves and on rocks (think about the medium of painting on rock) QUESTIONS… -What colors, techniques make most sense? - What do you think the purpose would be for certain Aboriginal people to depict animals and their insides?

16. Red (Ochre), Yellow, Brown, Black, and White

17. Cross Hatching -lines and criss-cross pattern-

18. Technique With X-Ray Style Art, there is no empty or negative space within the figure/animal/shape The entire internal portion is covered with cross hatching, stippling (think back to the examples of dot painting) and design

19. Turtle

20. Kangaroo

21. Fish

22. Modern Art

23. Sometimes Cheap Imitations are produced for Tourism

24. VIEW THIS CLIP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16rF7jl8Y mQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16rF7jl8Y mQ&feature=related Aboriginal Art in the Northern Territory – You Tube- 6 min video

25. YOUR TURN!