I have no experience with Indigenous culture, I have no prior knowledge of the art and culture within the indigenous community. That is why I am looking forward to this course this semester. Its only been one week and i've already learnt something. I imagined that all aboriginal art was dot paintings and rock scratchings, however I have discovered a very famous aboriginal artist. In 1934 Australian painter Rex Batterbee taught Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira western style watercolour landscape painting. After looking into Indigenous Australian Art I found there is a variety of different styles of work found around indigenous communities. There are "aerial desert landscapes", "Rock engravings", "Stone arrangements", "Carvings & sculptures", "Weaving & string art" and then there is the iconography and symbols.
I think this course will be very knowledgable, and help give me a proper understanding of Indigenous art and the meanings behind the culture.
