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November 03, 2006
I'm "stuck" in Canberra this weekend. As I only know the Kingston, Manauka and Parliament part of Canberra, I plan to do the tourist bit and visit the National Gallery of Australia on Sunday. I've gone online to see what is being shown with respect to indigneous art. Suprisingly not much. How disappointing. But I came across:

Albert Namatjira, Standley Chasm c.1942-49 watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper
His picturesque landscape paintings are iconic images synonymous with the central Australia. Namitjirta's kinda been pushed into the background. I respect the colour--he opened my eyes to the colour in what Anglo-Australians once called the "dead heart".
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