Noongar Art The traditional home of the Noongar people lies in the South West of Western Australia. Since the Nyittiny or the beginning of time Noongar people have shaped and formed the culture of our boodja – land, and in our contemporary society, employ the arts as a way of continuing to influence how we see our environment, our history and ourselves. “Noongar art is so different to every other style of Indigenous art due to historical factors that began with colonisation,” Noongar community cultural development officer at the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery, Sandra Hill said. “The contemporary style that Noongar artist’s use today is a direct result of white intervention back in the ‘mission’ days when Noongar people were removed from our land and from our traditional culture.” Noongar art practice is distinctive. It is strongly influenced by the traditions of Carrolup, a painting style that emerged from the Carrolup Mission in the 1940s. The Carrolup artists were children who adapt the western style of capturing the landscape to their own cultural sensibilities. Today, Noongar artists are diverse in their practice, using a wide range of images and techniques in their work, but the references to those child artists … Continue reading Art