{"title":"Bruce McLean","description":"\u003cp\u003eBruce McLean's works delve into the rich tapestry of \u003cstrong\u003eIndigenous Australian art and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering profound insights through vivid storytelling and visual exploration. His books often celebrate the creative spirit and heritage embedded in the land, inviting readers to engage with art in a deeply meaningful way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough titles like \u003cem\u003eMirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDulka Warngiid \/ Land of All\u003c\/em\u003e, readers encounter a compelling fusion of narrative and artistry that honours the voices and landscapes of Aboriginal communities. This collection is essential for those interested in \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e with a focus on authentic, inspiring perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mirdidingkingathi-juwarnda-sally-gabori-dulka-warngiid-land-of-all-by-bruce-mclean-9781925922097","title":"Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori Dulka Warngiid \/ Land of All","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully illustrated publication, with essays by Bruce Johnson McLean and Judith Ryan, features some 50 works drawn from public and private collections in an exhibition surveying the life and work of the late Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori c.1924-2015, the distinguished senior Kaiadilt woman artist from Bentinck Island in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Australia's most extraordinary practitioners, Mrs Gabori was incredibly prolific over her short career. Her indefatigable zeal to communicate her stories, knowledge, and experiences accumulated over an incredible life—spanning over 90 years, from traditional life to the coming of the Australian frontier to contemporary globalised Australia—won her great admiration and has left an astonishing cultural legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMrs Gabori's works underwent significant stylistic changes over the course of her career, and groups of works can be assembled into periods that illustrate the development of her practice. These include her early paintings as featured in the 2006 'Xstrata Coal Emerging Indigenous Art Award' exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery, her more abstract works of the following years, her iconic large-scale collaborative works with other Kaiadilt women, and collaborative works painted with her daughters, through to the almost monochromatic paintings and works on paper produced at the end of her career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost of Mrs Gabori's works celebrate Dibirdibi Country, on Bentinck Island—the land associated with Dibirdibi (The Rock Cod Ancestor), which Mrs Gabori maintained along with her husband Dibirdibi (Pat Gabori) before moving to Mornington Island. Mrs Gabori's intense focus on this place of stories is transcendent. Dibirdibi is not only her country but a place of deep and intense personal connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a reprint of the publication first released in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383918477548,"sku":"9781925922097","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19546303482873.jpg?v=1773388596"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/bruce-mclean.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}