What were the most used colours in aboriginal art?

Colour for Aboriginal art was originally sourced from local materials, using ochre or iron clay pigments to produce red, yellow and white, and black from charcoal. When the modern desert art movement began in 1971 these four colours made up the basis of the artists’ colour range, referring back to traditional role of art in ceremony, body painting, sand painting, story-telling and teaching. read more

ABORIGINAL ART 1. Aboriginal Art A Journey Down Under 2. Aims of today’s LessonToday we are going to• discover a little bit about Australia and the Aboriginal People• learn about aboriginal culture and art• study the symbols used in aboriginal art• Look at colour and understand how different colours may have different meanings 3. read more