Week 9 Tutorial

Discussed the article by Brenda L Croft, 'No need looking'.
The article was about the work of established and emerging Indigenous artists, it included a number whose careers soared nationally and internationally. While for others it was one of the few times their work was public;y exhibited. Aboriginal Artists galleries operated in a n umber of capital cities around the country.
The main statement was, 'If I was White The world would make more sense to me'.

One of my passions is photography so here are a few of the images I loved from this weeks reading.

This digital photograph was taken by Lisa Reihana Hine 2001.

I think this photo is extremely bold and breath taking. I love how she is just floating amongst the clouds as if she is dreaming, 'If I was White the world would make more sense to me'.

Michael Riley, cloud 2000, inkjet print on banner paper. Courtesy of Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative, Sydney.

This piece of Riley's most recent work has shifted from terra firma to other worldly locations including the paranormal. There are resonances of Sacrifice, in the dreamlike quality evoked by the seductive, digitally manipulated images of the Magritte-like bovine 'seraph' from the 'mission'. and the flight of the boomerang echoed in the wings of the plaster/marble/concrete angel, its face averted, back turned to the viewer, and, again, in the splayed wings of the blackbird, the eaglehawk or crow; and in the crucifix-like span of the native Galang-galang, or locusts' wings.

His work has been represented in Photographica Australis at ARCO, Madrid.

If I was White

I wouldn't be asked if I was
Fullblood, Half-caste, or part White.

This digital photograph was taken by Lisa Reihana, Mahuika 2001.
Again her work is very bold and the colours are strong. Not sure what the meaning behind it is but the photograph itself is visually interesting and captured my eye's attention.

Reference:
Croft, B, 'No need looking', week 9 reading, pp.24-29.
Images:
Reihana, L 2001, 'Hine', 'No need looking' pp. 24.
Reihana, L 2001, 'Mahuika', 'No need looking' pp. 27.
Riley, M 2000, 'Cloud', 'No need looking' pp. 26.