Reflection of art gallery excursion

The excursion of art gallery of NSW was a interesting and exciting experience.

There are many art i really like, for example,

the Dark Valley, Van Diemen's Land by Julie Gough

This is art is contemporary (newer) styles. Artist use unusual material to create this work. The appearance of this art looks succinct, compare to traditional Aboriginal art styles, and it leave space that viewer can imagine. The shape of the necklace looks the outline of Tasmania. The coal in the necklace looks very cold, heavy and dark, it may represent that cold, heavy and dark Colonial history of Aboriginal in Tasmania, The antlers may represent the avoidance and anxiety evident across Tasmania today in terms of the mainstream unwillingness /inability to present colonial history as also Tasmanian Aboriginal history. The stories of the hunt for Aboriginal people are too close to home, too clearly connected with major landholding families to this day to be easily acknowledged outside of art.

Another one really  impress me is,

Tutini(Pukumani graveposts)

This art is from Tiwi art which is the Traditional art of the people of Bathurst Island and Melville Island in the Northern Territory of Australia. The islands are located 100 km North of Darwin. The word pukumani is often used by Tiwi people to refer to all aspects of the ceremonies. When someone dead, Tiwi people will sing and dance accompanying the placement of Tutini around the gravesite, this is a final goodbye. They employed traditional techniques of carving and painting, but made the sculptures from ironwood, rather than the traditional Blackwood. The artists could not touch food or drink while working on the gravepost and had to be assisted to eat and drink during the painting process, they were also adorned with ceremonial body paint and regalia. The designs of the Pukumani poles are representative of the deceased person’s life, and the number and size of the poles signify their status. 

I really enjoy this excursion and i learn a lot of knowleges about art especially  Aboriginal art.

I know how to  appreciate art now, but before i have not ideal about the art.