Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but Aboriginal art goes straight to the heart and soul of many Australians. What might appear to be a collection of Indigenous dot and bark paintings, carvings, sculptures, basket weavings and string art is actually a window to the world’s oldest living civilisation.
The eye-catching symbols of Indigenous art are no mere adornments or artistic techniques. The dots, swirls, brush strokes, animals, birds and spirit figures, often in a riot of vivid colours, connect both artists and art lovers to ‘The
