MY COUNTRY: Contemporary Art From Black Austraila
28th May, 2014.
Today Ema took us to the Auckland Art Gallery to check out the exhibition "My Country: Contemporary art from black Australia".
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Vernon Ah Kee
Kuku Yalanji/Waanyi/Yidinyji/Guugu Yimithirr people
Australia QLD b.1967
neither pride nor courage 2006
Charcoal, crayon and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Triptych: 174 x 240cm (each panel)
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I loved this image by Vernon Ah Kee. It speaks for itself. Simple portrait yet speaks loud enough. I love portraiture so this really grabbed my attention.
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| Bachelor of Visual Arts, Year 3 Students 2014 Photo Credit: Ema Tavola Background:
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We also looked at "Five Maori Painters" exhibition which was equally amazing with all the large-scaled artworks. My favourite was Robyn Kahukiwa's works, especially the "Resistance/Te Tohenga" piece. Like Vernon Ah Kee's work above, Robyn's was also very political as she made work about her people.
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