Merbert

Yoda's Visitation

I love the kid with the light sabre in this one, hence the name.

Dot painting consists of various paint colors like yellow (representing the...
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I love the kid with the light sabre in this one, hence the name.

Dot painting consists of various paint colors like yellow (representing the sun), brown (the soil), red (desert sand) and white (the clouds and the sky). These are traditional Aboriginal colors. Dot paintings can be painted on anything though in aboriginal times they were painted on rocks, in caves, etc. The paintings were mostly images of animals or lakes, and the dreamtime Stories and legends were depicted on caves and rocks to represent the artists' religion and beliefs.
On modern artwork, dots are generally applied with one of two instruments, bamboo satay sticks and ink bottles. The larger flat end of bamboo satay sticks are more commonly used for single application of dots to paintings, but the sharp pointier end is used to create fine dots. To create superimposed dotting, artists may take a bunch of satay sticks, dip the pointy ends into the paint and then transfer it onto the canvas in quick successions of dotting

The theme this year is our indigenous people.
The Sails are illuminated with the work of six Indigenous artists, celebrating the celestial Songlines of Australian Aboriginal astronomy.
More information here : www.sydney.com-destinations-sydney-sydney-city-vivid-sydney
and about indigenous Australian art here: en.wikipedia.org-wiki-Indigenous_Australian_art#Dot_painting
Thank you all for your interest in my representations of this year's Vivid Sydney.
Cheers and have a great week.
Norbert

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