Aboriginal Art Online Gallery News

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Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:51:34 CST

My Rainbow Serpent

Hello we have just now been posting a few extra paintings that we have finished, Michelle has been so busy doing her commission work and I have just started finishing a few extra paintings.

Unfinished Business - Michelle 'Wilura' Kickett

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:01:11 CST

I thought I would write a blog titled 'Unfinished Business' to discuss my current and upcoming artwork projects i.e. commissions, art presentations etc. or just the artwork I'm currently working on.

Current Commission Project:

I recently completed the commissioned paintings requested by a mining contracting company which included two 90 cm x 60 cm paintings done in earthy colours. These paintings are to be placed in a recently refurbished section of their company office. My themes included an aerial view dot-painting of the Pilbara region titled 'Colours of the Pilbara and the 'Waagyl' - Rainbow Serpent. A significant Aboriginal mythological creature responsible for creation of land forms and water-ways.

I also completed another painting for a private buyer which will is to be placed in their home. The client requested my 'Tullarark' - Blue Mallee painting also done in a 60 cm x 90 cm size. This painting is a depiction of the Blue Mallee tree which grows in the South-west of Australia.

Upcoming Project/s:

At present I am working on a series of small paintings (30 cm x 30cm) which will be placed in the Aboriginal Art Gallery - Kings Park, W.A. I would also like to let any interested buyers know that I will be loading new artwork onto the site once I have finished the commission pieces which will hopefully be in a few weeks time. I am sorry to inconvenience anyone and hope you will return once I am finished with my present project/s to view my latest works and have a look at the completed commission pieces. I will also regularly update this post on my progress with my latest project.

I am especially looking forward to the upcoming year and what it has in store for me and am encourage anyone requesting commissions to contact me via email through this website.

Michelle 'Wilura' Kickett

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Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:46:19 CST

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What My Artwork Represents - Michelle 'Wilura' Kickett

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:32:20 CST

I would like to write a blog dedicated to what my artwork represents. I have had people approach me in the Aboriginal Art Gallery - Kings Park, where I am currently the 'Artist in Residence', and question the meaning behind my artwork. The two main questions that I am commonly asked are:

"Does your artwork have cultural significance to where you are from?"

"What does the symbolism you are using represent?

Firstly, I believe that most Aboriginal art has some type of cultural significance because this type of art is a spiritual and physical extension of Aboriginal people and their beliefs and experiences which, is shaped by identity, cultural knowledge and personal influences. Therefore allowing Aboriginal artists to depict their culture through art based on their personal understanding and experiences relating to it i.e Aboriginal culture. It also serves as a bridge between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal worlds.

My artwork is a combination of all of the above-mentioned factors. I identify as a 'Ballardong Yorga' (woman) due to my father's family originating from what is now known as the 'Township of York' - Western Australia which is located in the 'Ballardong' tribal area. It is from here (York) that I draw my spiritual beliefs and cultural knowledge from, as does my father Dennis 'Noongali' Kickett a notable Noongar artist. York is a culturally rich and significant area which my family can trace our ancestral ties historically back to the 1800's and beyond. My father was born in York and grew up on the local 'Aboriginal Reserve' which was an area situated on the outskirt of York where my family and other local Aboriginal families were forced to dwell after European settlement.

It was from this grass-root level that my father learned many cultural customs and beliefs that were not always practised due to the impacts of colonisation, but were still passed on down as oral knowledge from his elders. It is some of these teachings that my father has taught me and which I portray in my artwork and hope to share with non-Aboriginal people to enable awareness and provide education about my ancestral lands and culture.

When I think about what my personal influences are I would have to say my father is my foremost artistic influence along with my Uncle Philip Narkle, another recognised Noongar artist who has been painting for over 40 years. My Dad and Uncle Phil both incorporate dots due to their 'Wongi' heritage on my Grandmothers side but I believe what they both have in common is that they paint from the 'grass-root' level which reflects both traditional Noongar/Wongi art, teachings and culture.

In relation to the symbolism I incorporate in my artwork it is a representation of the fact that Noongar people (from the South-west of Australia) did once use symbolism in their traditional forms of art on rock, sand and body surfaces. These traditional forms of art included the use of ochre, stone-tools and hands/fingers. My artwork is a birds-eye view of a particular theme which often relate to everyday aspects of my traditional culture and is mostly influenced by the sand-art Noongar people used to tell dreaming stories, depict places and show maps etc. which involved the use of symbolism drawn in the sand by way of hands and fingers.

I hope this gives answers to the questions that I have come across and welcome anyone who wishes to view and discuss my artwork further to come and see me at the Aboriginal Art Gallery - Kings Park, Western Australia.

Artist Profile of Michelle 'Wilura' Kickett

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:20:50 CDT

ARTIST PROFILE - Michelle 'Wilura' Kickett

Full Name: Michelle Tamar Kickett

Born: January, 1975

Pen Name: Wilura

Tribal Group: Bal-ar-dong (Wheatbelt Region, Western Australia)

Current Location: Perth, Western Australia

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Galleries: Blue Ochre Gallery - Geraldton, Western Australia

Maalinup Aboriginal Art Gallery - Henley Brook,

Western Australia

True Blue Gallery - Fremantle, Western Australia

Kingpark Aboriginal Art Gallery - West Perth,

Western Australia (Artist in Residence)

Sold Works: Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital 2011

Commissions: Private commissions sales through Kings Park Aborginal

Art Gallery 2010/2011

"I was born in 1975 in Perth, Western Australia where I was raised and have lived most of my life. I originate from the Noongar tribe and am a member of the Bal-lar-dong clan which, is traditionally based in the York and Brookton areas, located in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

At the age of 10 I developed an enthusiasm for sketching people, animals and landscapes. As a teenager my interest in art extended to painting with acrylics - after observing my Dad renowned Noongar artist Noongali (Dennis Kickett).

My themes relate to the traditional Aboriginal ways of life and dreamtime stories passed down from my elders. I hope to educate non-Aboriginal people about the traditional and contemporary aspects of my culture and to express this through my artwork.

My style of artwork incorporates predominantly dotwork but has included animals on occasion, I find my style is inspired from my Dad and other Aboriginal artists. I currently have artwork held in international collections that include the U.S, U.K, and parts of Europe and Asia.