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Australia has a tradition of Aboriginal art which is thousands of years old, the best known forms being rock art and bark painting.
These paintings usually consist of paint using earthly colours, specifically, from paint made from ochre. Traditionally, Aboriginal people have painted stories from their Dreamtime.
Modern Aboriginal artists continue the tradition, using modern materials in their artworks. Aboriginal art is the most internationally recognisable form of Australian art. Several styles of Aboriginal art have developed in modern times, including the watercolour paintings of Albert Namatjira; the Hermannsburg School,and the acrylic Papunya Tula"dot art"movement.
Australian Aboriginal poetry, ranging from sacred to everyday, is found throughout the continent. |