·      How is religion represented in art? Compare the way that Aboriginal artists use painting and sculpture to express their religious ideas with the traditions of western European art.

I believe that religion is heavily represented in art through pattern, I feel that pattern plays a big part in art from hindu and muslim cultures while christian art is more expressive. I think that aboriginal artists express their ideas more through their stories and how those stories are depicted in the art.

·      We see strong use of repetition in Aboriginal art with the rark (cross-hatching) of the Arnhem Land artists and the dot paintings of the desert. Is this a unique feature of Australian Indigenous art?  What aesthetic qualities does it bring to the works?

The use of repetition isn't so much a unique feature as it is used in many other art forms, however it is a defining quality of aboriginal art. The repetition brings a balanced aesthetic to the art.

·      Many Aboriginal artists in recent decades living in tradition oriented communities have moved away from the iconographic styles of the ceremonial paintings of their ancestors and have embraced abstraction as a form of expressing their culture and religious beliefs. Does this make their work less authentic than that of the more traditional artists?

I believe that the embrace of abstraction is a new movement within aboriginal indigenous art. like any art form there are advancements and this is a new way of expressing their stories and religion.