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June 1, 2006
Rover Thomas had a profound impact on the Indigenous art of the Kimberely area in both social and economic terms. The modern history of the Kimberleys is marked by several significant events including the confrontations between white and black, often resulting in massacres of Aborigines, forced migrations of peoples, and the flooding of vast areas of country. Thomas' work re-interprets this history from the indigenous perspective - unlike the 'official' history found in school books.
Rover Thomas, Crossroads, 1997, Etching
Rover Thomas has forced non-Indigenous Australians to re-evaluate their own perspectives of the Australian landscape, its people and its history. Instead of the common Eurocentric view of Aboriginal art that is often applied to indigenous paintings we can adopt an Aboriginal-centric perception of Western art.
A catalogue of interest.
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jpgs dont translate the sheer colour of these paintings well either. In person, like all art, they are far more stunning in colour.