KONSTANTINA (KATE CONSTANTINE) - GADIGAL WEAVE II (BLACK)
KONSTANTINA (KATE CONSTANTINE)
GADIGAL WEAVE II (BLACK), 2023
100 x 100 cm
Oil Paint on Belgian Linen
REGION
Gadi, Eora
PROVENANCE
Direct from artist, NSW
Cooee Art Leven, NSW
STORY
Whilst in-residence at Sir Sidney Nolan Trust in Wales, I spent the greatest part of my 6 weeks in Nolan’s very own reading room flicking through the pages marked and annotated by the man himself. He had an avid interest in Aboriginal politics, welfare and the philosophical dilemma the great Australian Silence had on generations of white and black people.
It was in his vast library of first edition books that a story of our Gadigal Dyin (Gadigal women) first started to reveal itself to me. And it was there, 17,000 km from home, where I found us.
This painting represents a time-honoured weaving technique used for expendable fishing baskets.
EXHIBITED
black AND white, May 2023, Cooee Art | Redfern
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