Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Art and Spirituality


Richard Campbell is an aboriginal artist, born into the Dhungutti tribe in 1956, he has been creating art since he was a little kid making drawings for his dad who would burn them onto boomerangs, shields, and spears.
19 of his paintings were chosen for the 2008 World Youth Day in Australia, his oil and acrylic paintings depicting the station of the cross using traditional aboriginal dot paintings, combining both catholic and the aboriginal dreaming beliefs in a unique blend of both religious symbols and colour.



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