{"product_id":"bob-ali-two-gomarla-egret-sculptures-53-5cm","title":"Bob Ali, Two Gomarla (Egret) Sculptures, 53.5cm","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eAboriginal Artist - Bob Ali\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCommunity - Maningrida\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHomeland - Yilan, Burnbuwa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eAboriginal Art Centre - \u003cspan\u003eManingrida Arts and Culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCatalogue number - 285-25, 188-25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eMaterials - \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeichhardt Tree with Ochre Pigment and PVA Fixative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eSize(cm) - H53.5 \u0026amp; 38\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisplay - Freestanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostage - Unavailable for International Shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArtwork details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist has carved the 'Gomarla', which is the Burarra word for Egret. This bird is native to the country of Yilan, which is the coastal region North West of Maningrida Community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArtist\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBob Ali is an established artist whose carved wooden Burarra (Egret) sculptures reflect the coastal region of his country, Yilan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eArt Centre\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn art movement that is striking, political and enduring: this is what contemporary artists in Maningrida and the surrounding homelands have built, powered by their ancestral connections to country and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem title=\"Djang is the term used by most of the language groups to the west of Arnhem Land; wangarr is the same term in Burarra and Yolngu languages to the east. There is no word in English that conveys the complex concept of djang\/wangarr, which is sometimes improperly called ‘Dreaming’.\"\u003edjang\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWays of learning and schools of art in Arnhem Land are based around a system of passing knowledge and information on to others. The art here has its genesis in body design, rock art and cultural practices, in concert with more than 50 years of collaborations, travel and political action to retain ownership of country. Values and law are expressed through language, imagery,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emanikay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(song),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebunggul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(dance), \u003cem\u003edoloppo bim\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(bark painting), sculptures, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekun-madj\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(weaving) – the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artists’ transformation of\u003cspan\u003e djang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto contemporary artistic expression has intrigued people around the world: art curators and collectors, and stars including Yoko Ono, Jane Campion, David Attenborough and Elton John. Pablo Picasso said of Yirawala’s paintings, ‘This is what I’ve been trying to achieve all my life.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYirawala\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(c.1897–1976) was a legendary Kuninjku leader, artist, land-rights activist and teacher, and his artwork was the first of any Indigenous artist to be collected by the National Gallery of Australia as part of a policy to represent in depth the most significant figures in Australian art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManingrida Arts \u0026amp; Culture is based on Kunibídji country in Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory. The area where artists live encompasses 7,000 square kilometres of land and sea, and over 100 clan estates, where people speak more than 12 distinct languages. Aboriginal people in this region are still on country, surviving and resilient because their country is the centre of their epistemology, their belief system, culture –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edjang\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtists’ works from the larger Maningrida region can be seen in collections and institutions around the world. We work with museums, contemporary galleries and high-end retailers both nationally and internationally on projects throughout the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText courtesy: Maningrida Arts and Culture\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maningrida Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48517639209184,"sku":null,"price":690.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4240\/files\/BobAliBirds285-25_38cm_188-25_53.5cm.jpg?v=1767757290","url":"https:\/\/artark.com.au\/en-us\/products\/bob-ali-two-gomarla-egret-sculptures-53-5cm","provider":"ART ARK® ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}