2012年6月26日火曜日

BR1-18: Dreamtime Painters

"The paintings also tell stories of war." (p. 12)




Do you know Aboriginal rock art? It is the rock art painted long time ago. You can see it all over the world, but arts in Australia are the oldest, according to this book. Aboriginal rock art has a lot of meaning. For example, there are wishes for health and rich harvest, or stories about war and Kangaroos and so on. It tells us a lot of things. But, arts can’t keep good condition forever because of weather or something else. Fortunately, some artists continue Aboriginal art, but it is not rock art. They paint on bark, paper and wood, so they can carry their art anywhere and sell it. Aboriginal art is getting famous, according to this book. I think that it is a traditional culture in Australia, so I want Australian citizen to protect Aboriginal rock art. If you interested in Aboriginal rock art, please read it. This book has a lot of pictures about rock art, so you will enjoy it.



Waring, Rob. (2008). Dreamtime Painters. Boston, MA: Footprint Reading Library.
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