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Etched
in the Sun ends
its international tour at the Marianne Newman Gallery. Curated by
Djon Mundine, this exhibition began at the ANU Drill Hall Gallery,
Canberra in 2008, before travelling to the UK and USA. Works
exhibited are only a small representation of the several thousand
prints that have been produced in the last ten years by Basil Hall at
Northern Editions (Charles Sturt University) and since 2002 at Basil
Hall Editions. To be opened by Basil Hall himself on Friday 27
August.
Highlights
include recent prints from senior custodians Custodians
Country & Culture,
Ernabella's Milpatjunanyi
(sand stories), Injalak
Suite,
and Yirrkala's Berndt
Collection.
Basil Hall mentions,
"Etched in the Sun is the work of talented artists working with
highly skilled printers to produce a unique body of work. Sometimes
the strength of the work lies in the idea behind it, its historical
importance, its aesthetic beauty...but to the artists who made the
images, each one of them represents a strong story of which they are
extremely proud. Their willingness to share them with us is a
generous gift."
Basil
Hall has been printmaking for 25 years, the last 15 of which he has
been based in Darwin. Collaboration between Darwin printmakers and
Indigenous artists began to take hold after the 1993 ‘Getting into
Prints' Symposium. Basil Hall's print studio runs 10-12 workshops
a year, venturing out to community art centres and working with
hundreds of artists in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
and the Northern Territory.
Creating
the final works can be a lengthy process as was the case with
Yuendumu
Doors
which took two years to complete. For
the prints that can't be drawn, etched and proofed on location, the
plates return to the Darwin studios. There the first proof is made,
photographed and sent for artist feedback and occasionally the plates
may be shipped back to the artist for adjustments. When the print is
close to resolution it will journey once again to the community for
closer inspection and final approval. Then the final edition is
printed and sent to the artist for signing and completion.
Contemplating
this type of collaboration between two different art forms and the
question of who is considered the artist, Djon Mundine has come to
the opinion over a period of time that "the printing art form has
proven to have developed into a major innovative creative practice
for Aboriginal people across the society and continent."
Marianne
Newman Gallery is proud to bring you this very important survey
exhibition from which the majority of artworks are available for
purchase, by some of Australia's most significant Indigenous
artists.
Etched
in the Sun Prints
made by Indigenous artists in collaboration with Basil Hall &
Printers 1997-2007 is
on show at Marianne
Newman Gallery, 1 Albany Street, Crows Nest from 27
August - 25 September 2010. Gallery
Hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm
For
further information: Gallery
Director, Marianne Newman
Tel: (02) 9436 1072
Email:
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