ajsadauskasThese two paintings live side by side at the Art Gallery of NSW. And there's a bit of a tale to them.
Margaret Rose Preston (29 April 1875 – 28 May 1963) was one of the leading Australian artists of her time. After travelling to Europe, her great artistic project was to foster an Australian "national art". One that borrowed *heavily* from Aboriginal Western Desert "dot painting" art styles (along with post-Impressionists like Cézanne, Gauguin, and Matisse).
She won acclaim for this style at a time before Aboriginal people had the right to vote, while the Australian Frontier Wars and Stolen Generations were still ongoing.
Following her death Trevor Nickolls, a Ngarrindjeri artist from the Western Desert, painted "Homage to Margaret Preston". In the process, he reappropriated Preston's "national art" style.
ajsadauskas These two paintings live side by side at the Art Gallery of NSW. And there's a bit of a tale to them.
Show moreMargaret Rose Preston (29 April 1875 – 28 May 1963) was one of the leading Australian artists of her time. After travelling to Europe, her great artistic project was to foster an Australian "national art". One that borrowed *heavily* from Aboriginal Western Desert "dot painting" art styles (along with post-Impressionists like Cézanne, Gauguin, and Matisse).
She won acclaim for this style at a time before Aboriginal people had the right to vote, while the Australian Frontier Wars and Stolen Generations were still ongoing.
Following her death Trevor Nickolls, a Ngarrindjeri artist from the Western Desert, painted "Homage to Margaret Preston". In the process, he reappropriated Preston's "national art" style.
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