Journey in Time • George Chaloupka
Journey in Time • George Chaloupka
Journey In Time: The World's Longest Continuining Art Tradition by George Chaloupka
This is the 50,000-year story of the Australian Aboriginal rock art of Arnhem Land. Aboriginal rock art, as practised in Arnhem Land, is the world's longest continuing art tradition. It is a tradition that is not merely decorative, but provides a "journey in time" - a pictoral record of the longest surviving culture on earth. Occurring at thousands of different sites, and of many different styles, the rock paintings of this region date from at least 30,000 years ago, and some may have been in place as early as 50,000 years ago. The oldest galleries pre-date the Hall of Bulls and Lascaux in France. This book explores the depth and complexity of this art tradition and gives insight into the aesthetic and cultural worlds of the people who created it. The book has been written and illustrated with the permission of the Gagudju people, the traditional owners of the land.
- Format: Hardcover
- Published: 1993
- Edition: 1st Edition
- Pages: 296
Hardcover pre-owned book in very good condition, some shelf wear and tear on dust jacket corners/edges, minor bumped edges of book near tail/head of spine.