Who Art Ed Weekly Art History for All Ages

Host Introduction

• Host: Kyle Wood
• Focus: Emily Kamnuare
• Daily mini episodes leading up to Arts Madness tournament
• Encouragement for art teachers to participate with students
• 60 artworks from AP Art History list included in the tournament
• Voting begins final week of February
• Gift card giveaways throughout the tournament

Emily Kamnuare's Background

• Born around 1910 in Central Australia
• Lived in a remote Aboriginal community
• Community forcibly taken over by European settlers in the 1920s
• Aboriginal people not considered full citizens until 1976
  • Needed permission for marriage and travel
  • Land ownership issues; seen as wards of the state

Aboriginal Culture and Artistic Tradition

• Aboriginal culture deeply tied to the Australian landscape
• Oldest artistic tradition, going back 50,000 years
• Dreaming or dream time:
  • Complex worldview, integral to cultural and spiritual identity
  • Includes stories of ancestral beings
  • Non-linear timeline, encompasses past, present, and future
  • Dictates kinship systems and obligations
  • Preserved through storytelling, song, dance, and art

Artistic Practices of Emily Kamnuare

• Respected elder and ceremonial artist
• Created ceremonial sand paintings and body art
• Focused on cultural elements: song, storytelling, dance
• Began making batiks in the late 1970s
  • Batik: wax-resist dyeing technique
  • Joined Utopia Women’s Batik Group in 1977

Recognition and Contributions

• 1988: S.H. Ervin Gallery facilitated Aboriginal art creation
• Artists encouraged to use modern materials, acrylics on canvas
• Aimed to create a market for Indigenous art
• Noiré's painting "Emu Woman" featured on exhibition catalog
  • First canvas painting, gained critical acclaim
• Solo exhibition in Sydney; invited to international exhibitions

Significant Works

• "Earth’s Creation" (1994):
  • Massive artwork, 9 feet tall and 20 feet wide
  • Evolved style from traditional earth-toned pieces
  • Rich colors representing the landscape after rain
  • Sold for over a million dollars in 2007; record-setting price for Aboriginal artist
  • Sold for over $2 million a decade later

Conclusion

• Emily Kamnuare's legacy:
  • Preserved cultural heritage while experimenting with new materials
  • Made significant impacts on the art world

Podcast Information

• Podcast: Who Arted, part of Airwave Media Network
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