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Written by: artistharry [07/11/10, 17:59] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Part 2: Dreams and Nightmares From the 'dreaming' to the unsettling nightmare of colonisation, what is the role of memory, dreams and the spirit world in Aboriginal art? HJ Wedge was born in 1957 on the Erambie Mission in Cowra, Wiradjuri country in New South Wales, where he lives today. Wedge's work is distinctive in its bold use of colour and contemporary subject matter, which often deals with social and political issues relevant to Aboriginal people living in an urban context. He studied at Eora College TAFE in Redfern, Sydney, and first showed his work with fellow Aboriginal artist Ian Abdulla at Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative in Sydney in 1991. In 1993, Wedge was artist-in-residence at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, and following the residency his works were represented in an exhibition. His paintings were also among those selected for the 1993 Australian Perspecta, a biennial survey of contemporary Australian art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales; Urban focus, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1994; and the National Gallery of Australia's inaugural National Indigenous Art Triennial, Culture warriors, 2007. |
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