David Malangi Aborigine Painting on Bark, circa 1980

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David Malangi Aborigine Painting on Bark, circa 1980

About the Item

A circa 1980 David Malangi Aborigine painting on bark size of the painting unframed 47 cm by 31 cm provenance: Bonhams David Malangi (1927 – 19 June 1999) was an Indigenous Australian Yolngu artist from the Northern Territory. He was one of the most well known bark painters from Arnhem Land and a significant figure in contemporary Indigenous Australian art. He was born at Mulanga, on the east bank of the Glyde River. He painted on clear, red ochre or black backgrounds. He used much broader and bolder brushstrokes than other Arnhem Land bark painters. His work includes depictions of the sea eagle, crow, snake and goanna. Malangi represented Australia at the São Paulo Art Biennial in 1983. He was one of the first Aboriginal artists whose work was featured in the Biennale of Sydney in 1979. In 1983 his work was exhibited at the Australian Perspecta at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney He contributed ten hollow logs for the Aboriginal Memorial at the National Gallery of Australia in 1988. He travelled to New York City in 1988 as part of the Dreamings exhibition of Aboriginal art. In July 2004 an exhibition opened of David Malangi's work at the National Gallery of Australia called No Ordinary Place. The reproduction of one of his designs appeared on the reverse of the Australian one dollar note in 1966. his work is featured in important private collections and several museums including: • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne • Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, University of Virginia, Charlottesville • Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill, New South Wales.

Creator:
David Malangi (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 12.21 in (31 cm)Width: 18.51 in (47 cm)Depth: 0.2 in (5 mm)
Style:
Tribal (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paint
Place of Origin:
Australia
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1980
Condition:
Seller Location:
Paris, FR
Reference Number:
Seller: david malangi painting1stDibs: LU934411306633