When Did Aboriginal Art Start

The Story of Aboriginal Art Aboriginal culture dates back as far as between 60000 to 80000 years.

When did aboriginal art start. Aboriginal art is a language in itself communicating through beautiful patterns. In 2007 Pitjantjatjara artist Yannima Pikarli Tommy Watson sold a painting for AU240000. The first evidence of Aboriginal ethos or philosophy is evident in the still visible rock art which dates back more than 20000 years.

Geoffrey Bardon was assigned as an art teacher for the children of the Aboriginal people in Papunya near Alice Springs. He encouraged them to instead use watercolour on canvas or board to make these drawings into paintings and this is known as the starting point of modern Aboriginal Art. While Aboriginal art has been around for tens of thousands of years the Aboriginal Art Movement and in particular painting has more recent origins.

Aboriginal art on canvas and board only began 50 years ago. Using soil and rocks artists are able to produce carvings ground designs and paintings. Art historians have focused particularly closely on Mesoamerica during this early era because a series of stratified cultures arose there that erected grand architecture and produced objects of fine workmanship that are comparable to the arts of Western.

In fact the first evidence of Aboriginal philosophy is evident in the still visible rock art dating back to over 20000 years. When did the Aboriginal art movement start. 30000 to 40000 years ago it startes.

Hence Aboriginal art is evolving with it Even after devastation of Europea. Dot painting originated 40 years ago back in 1971. Aboriginal art originates from Aboriginal culture which is estimated to have begun up to sixty thousand years ago and continues to this day.

Arrernte people have been here since time began. Recent archaeological discoveries appear to confirm that prehistoric cave art began between 290000BC and 700000BC a. We have come out of the DREAMTIME.