Once Upon a Time in Papunya

Name: Once Upon a Time in Papunya
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781742230078
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By Vivien Johnson

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Once Upon a Time in Papunya explores the fascinating emergence of the early Papunya boards, the intricate painted panels created in 1971-72 at a remote Aboriginal settlement in Australia's Northern Territory. Esteemed Western Desert art expert Vivien Johnson delves into the cultural and historical significance of these works, the controversies surrounding them, the influence of teacher Geoffrey Bardon, and their enduring meaning for the artists’ descendants amidst the worlds of sacred imagery and international art markets.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in Australian art, Indigenous culture, and art history enthusiasts seeking an authoritative exploration of the Papunya movement.

Astronomical auction prices in the late 1990s first drew many people's attention to the phenomenon of the early Papunya boards. Vivien Johnson looks at the controversies that surrounded the paintings at the time of their creation - and what they mean now to the artists' descendants. This book is an important intervention in Australian art history.

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Astronomical auction prices in the late 1990s first drew many people's attention to the phenomenon of the early Papunya boards, the thousand small painted panels created at the remote Northern Territory Aboriginal settlement of Papunya in 1971-72.

Western Desert art expert Vivien Johnson looks at the controversies that surrounded the paintings at the time of their creation and what they mean now to the artists' descendants. The role of teacher Geoffrey Bardon, the depiction of sacred imagery, and the distant worlds of art auctions and international exhibitions are also explored in depth.

A gripping narrative work, Once Upon a Time in Papunya is an important intervention in Australian art history.

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Praised as a meticulous, poetic, and detailed account, this book is hailed as the ultimate Western narrative of the desert art movement’s genesis. Nicolas Rothwell calls it the summit of a lifetime’s dedication, while John Kean describes it as a classic in Australian art history.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781742230078

Publisher: NewSouth Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2010

Country: Australia

Imprint: NewSouth Publishing

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 585g

Pages: 400

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Vivien Johnson

About the Author

Vivien Johnson is a global professor at the University of New South Wales, the editor in chief of the Dictionary of Australian Artists On-Line, and the author of Lives of the Papunya Tula Artists. She has been researching Western Desert art for almost 30 years and recently helped the Papunya community establish their own art center, Papunya Tjupi.

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