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An Aboriginal art gallery is an Aboriginal art gallery is an Aboriginal art gallery. It may seem that simple from the point of view of someone who is not engaged in the art business. However, from the point of view of an art collector or art investor with modest financial resources, there is one particularly salient consideration which begs the question, “Is the Aboriginal art gallery primarily a bricks-and-mortar art gallery or an online art gallery?”

 

 

Aboriginal Art Paintings at www.aboriginalartpaintings.com.au is a refreshingly unique online Aboriginal art gallery and shop that offers investment art by major established Australian Aboriginal artists.

 

For a prospective buyer of either investment art or art for collection and aesthetic purposes, there are distinct advantages to dealing with a reputable online art gallery. Firstly, let’s define “reputable” in terms of an online gallery.

 

Assuming that the online Aboriginal art gallery is Australian, to be considered reputable and trustworthy it should possess or provide the following:

1.      Registered business name or company credentials

2.      ABN (Australian Business Number issued by the Australian Tax Office for Taxation purposes)

3.      Street address that is verifiable and clearly displayed on its Website

4.      Contact details on their site, such as email and phone, to which they respond promptly

5.      Include photo of the Aboriginal artist holding their artwork, plus a certificate of authenticity and a tax invoice.

 

It is easy to check images and information about major Aboriginal artists online. Simply type the Aboriginal artist’s name into a Google Image Search at http://images.google.com/ or http://images.google.com.au .  You will find pictures of the artist as well as plenty of examples of their work. Doing a regular Google search, such as typing ”aboriginal art paintings” into the search box will lead you to biographies and lots of information about the artists.

 

Now to address the question: “What are the advantages of dealing with an Aboriginal art gallery that is ONLINE, on the Internet compared with a bricks-and-mortar art gallery?”

 

Visit Aboriginal Art Paintings @ Australia Gifts Online ( an Australian online gallery and shop ) at www.aboriginalartpaintings.com.au to learn more about the great Australian Aboriginal artists, such as Gloria Petyarre , Mitjili Naparrula , Caroline Numina and Margaret Turner .

Aboriginal art is Aboriginal art is Aboriginal art. It may seem that simple if you ever had the opportunity to be looking at a sacred Emily Kngwarreye or Clifford Possum. But are things really what they are or are things really what they seem or are things really what some authority arbitrarily defines them to be?

 

What if an Australian Aboriginal person painted a rose at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro? Would it be Aboriginal art? If it included dots, ochre shades or cross-hatching, then maybe the label would be widely accepted. If it included these but had been painted by a German backpacker * (see below), I would certainly not view it as Aboriginal art ….

although … 

 

 

* Is this “Australian Aboriginal Art” the work of a German backpacker at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro?

 

What if an Australian Aborigine took a photograph of a zebra at the San Diego Zoo? Would that be Aboriginal art?

 

What if an Australian Aborigine made a movie about an Eskimo building an igloo? ** (see below) Should that be defined as Aboriginal art?

 

What if a famous Australian Aboriginal artist painted European Renaissance art on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, or dot art on a giant post-modernist Coke bottle or carved Mayan writing into a statue of the Buddha for a souvenir shop in Palenque? For market valuations, could any of these be considered to be Aboriginal art?

 

You may not give a damn or think that it doesn’t matter. Fair enough. However, these sorts of questions are salient for the Aboriginal art market. In fact, they are crucial for investors, collectors and dealers operating within this market.

 

So ... topic, style and theme combine with the racial and cultural background of the artist in dictating for the purposes of the market whether or not a work is Aboriginal art or not. It is certainly not solely dependent on the style of the artwork and nor is it solely dependent on the racial and/or cultural background of the creator of the artwork.

 

** The themes in the movie with the Eskimo igloo builder would prove important to critics in making a decision about the status of the film. Maybe it could be labelled as Intercontinental Aboriginal art or World art (just like we have World music).

 

Then there is the situation in which an Aboriginal-style design or artwork by an Aboriginal artist is featured on a fashion item. The art of Gloria Petyarre on silk scarves by Hermes, the Parisian fashion house, is definitely Aboriginal art. However, in this instance it is Aboriginal art employed (NOT, appropriated) for its beauty, its elements of aesthetic design and also its iconic cultural value in the current fashion market as we sojourn through the eclecticism of the 21^st century.

 

Visit Aboriginal Art Paintings @ Australia Gifts Online ( an Australian online gallery and shop ) at www.aboriginalartpaintings.com.au to learn more about the great Australian Aboriginal artist, Gloria Petyarre .

 

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Bibliography

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_is_a_rose_is_a_rose_is_a_rose : “A Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Stein : “Gertrude Stein” – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

http://www.aboriginalartnews.com.au/2009/05/gloria-goes-to-paris.php : “Gloria Goes to Paris” – From Aboriginal Art News

 

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