X-ray art style
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The X-ray art style of the Aborigines in Australia , it is believed, was born about 2000 years ago, which has evolved to the present day. This painting style is characterized by the use of X symbols within the pictorial shapes shown. These forms of painting and their pictures, which are up to 2.5 meters tall, occur mainly in the west of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory . This form of painting is quite different around the world and is generally referred to as the X-ray style (derived from the original X-rays, English X-rays , called X - rays ).
object
It is a traditional Aboriginal art form that was originally applied in rock caves, on rock overhangs and especially on tree bark.
Artistic objects are human or animal figures with their internal organs and bone structures, using X-shapes. Mythical and dreamtime characters are depicted, depicting the relationships of the indigenous peoples of Australia with nature and supernatural in their ethnic religions . Furthermore, fish and animals are painted, which formed their livelihood. In the early X-ray style, the backbones and ribs, internal organs of humans and animals are painted. Muscles, body fat, optic nerves and breast milk were later added as painted objects, as well as objects such as rifles and bullets that the European settlers brought with them. These are shown inside the body.
Colours
The outlines of the fictional characters in the X-ray art style are often painted in Northern Australia in white colors and the inner surfaces in red or yellow. The colors were as ocher - pigments manufactures, taken from natural deposits and finely ground. Black paints are made from charcoal.
today
Numerous X-ray paintings were documented in 1948 by the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land near Oenpelli . An artist movement of this art style developed there in the 1960s.
A major gallery displaying X-ray paintings is at Ubirr and another in Injaluk , near Oenpelli,
Web links
- samemory.sa.gov.au : Two Aborigines who paint in X-ray style on a tree bark at Oenpelli (photo by Charles Mountford from 1948)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c metmuseum.org : X-ray style in Arnhem Land Rock Art , in English, accessed on January 9, 2013
- ↑ samemory.sa.gov.au : Arnhem Land, 1948, Oenpelli , in English, accessed January 9, 2013