BILLY STOCKMAN

Original Acrylic Painting On Canvas

Title: Men’S Ceremony

Image Size: 93 x 88

Condition: Good - Refer Images Certificate Of Authenticity. Holding Photo. Ready To Hang.

A Proud Family Man From The Anmatyerre People In Central Australia, Billy Was One Of The
Original Stockmen And Founders Of The Papunya Community In The Central Desert.
In 1971 Geoffrey Bardon A White School Teacher Assigned To The Papunya School, Began A
Project Of Painting A Mural Using The Aboriginal Colours And Traditional Iconography. Along
With Three Other Artists, Billy Stockman Took Over The Project Which Became The First Piece Of
Central Desert Art To Be Exhibited. These Artists Held Vitally Important Tribal Positions And
Used The Existing System Of Desert Culture Symbols To Depict Their Dreamings And Their
Relationship With The Land. Billy Stockman Soon Emerged As One Of The Most Prolific And
Important Artists Of His Time. The Powerful And Heroic Dreaming Symbols Of His Paintings Are
Charged With Authority And Religious Knowledge. The Ebullient Texture Of His Work Is Anchored
By A Metaphysical Core And A Deep Affinity With The Land.
Billy'S Work Has Been Seen Around The World In Several Travelling Exhibitions, As Well As Being
Featured In Many Galleries And Collections Throughout Australia. In 1988 He Was Involved
With The Opening And Exhibited In New York For The "Dreamings: Art Of Aboriginal Australia'.
This Exhibition Traveled To Papua New Guinea, New Zealand And The 'All Black Festival' In
South Africa. In Recent Years The National Gallery Of Australia In Canberra Has Acquired His
Painting As Well As The New South Wales Art Gallery, Art Gallery Of South Australia,
University Of Wa Anthropology Museum.


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