David Malangi
David Malangi ( 1927 - June 27, 1998 in Mulanga near the Goyder River ) was an Aboriginal painter , a member of the Yolngu Aboriginal tribe , who lived in the village of Yathalamara in the Northern Territory of Australia for most of his life . He became well known for the fact that the Australian Reserve Bank (Central Bank) printed one of his dream-time images on the new Australian 1 dollar note in 1966 without his knowledge or permission .
Life
He was an elder of the Manarrngu clan and he campaigned in Goyder River for the preservation of holy sites for the ancestral spirits of the Aboriginal people Djankawau and Gunmirringu. In 1996 he was nominated for an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the Australian National University for his significant work and service to society.
plant
As a boy he began to learn body painting for his clan's ceremonies under the guidance of his father and uncle. He painted the story of ancestral spirits such as Gurrumurringu and the Djangkawu siblings. When he painted, he sang the tales of the totems of sea eagles, crows, snakes and lizards ( goanna ).
David Malangi's work became known and popular in the 1960s. His style was simple; as a color he mainly used the red ocher , sometimes on a black background, as was customary in Arnhem Land . In addition, his pictures are usually provided with vertical lines and round patterns. His work has been shown in Australia and overseas in New York and Tahiti . He represented Australia at the São Paulo Biennale in 1983.
He was also involved in numerous workshops in Ramingining , including the creation of the memorial from 200 hollow tree-trunk tombs, which was made on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the British colonization of Australia and in memory of those Aborigines who were involved in conflicts with the Settlers died, created by 43 artists from Ramingining and surrounding communities. Malangi created ten memorials.
1 dollar note
When the decimal system was introduced in Australia in 1966, the Australian Reserve Bank put the painted story of Gunmirringu, a birch bark painting by Malangi, on the new 1 dollar note. Malangi did not know about it and found out about it at the Milingimbi mission station . Coombs, President of the National Bank, traveled from Sydney to Darwin and gave him a stamp, Australian dollars, and a set of fishing equipment. This was the first time that a copyright for Aboriginal art was recognized.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aboriginal Art Prints ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 20, 2010
- ↑ information on nga.gov.au . Retrieved June 20, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Malangi, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian Aboriginal painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1927 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1998 |
| Place of death | Mulanga by the Goyder River |