Speaking in Colour

Résumé du livre

Speaking in Colour showcases for the first time the beautiful collection of indigenous Australian art put together by Carrillo and Ziyin Gantner. The exhibition features paintings from the Central Desert, barks from Arnhem Land, and works from the north of Western Australia and Queensland. In addition, two special rooms focusing on particular passions: watercolour works by Albert Namatjira, his children and others in the Hermannsburg school, and paintings by Western Australian artist Julie Dowling. The exhibition provides a wonderful insight into a wide range of approaches to the use of colour in the expression of connection to country and in telling the important stories that emanate from the land. Carrillo Gantner began his personal collection in the 1970s. In the mid 1990s he and his uncle Baillieu Myer AC put together an important collection of indigenous art that toured in 1999 to three major United States galleries including the de Young Museum, San Francisco, and subsequently to Japan and China. This collection was published in the book Spirit Country (1999) by Jennifer Isaacs and was subsequently donated to Museum Victoria, Melbourne. In addition, two special rooms focusing on particular passions: watercolour works by Albert Namatjira, his children and others in the Hermannsburg school, and paintings by Western Australian artist Julie Dowling, as well as Lin Onus.