Tiwi Shima
16 October – 14 November (Canberra)
Tiwi Shima celebrates the combined creative printmaking talents of artists across the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory. For the first time, artists from all three Tiwi art centres have worked exclusively in water-based Japanese-style woodcut method known as suisai moku hanga, and have collaborated with Northern Editions’ printmaker Jacqueline Gribbin to achieve remarkable new work. The Tiwi tradition of woodcarving has translated seamlessly into this unique style of printmaking. The resulting prints from Munupi Arts and Craft, Tiwi Design and Jilamara Art and Craft provide a fresh and exciting addition to an already impressive printmaking history on the Tiwi Islands which began in the 1960s.
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| Maria Josette Orsto, Kulama, Japanese-style woodcut, © 2010 Tiwi Design. | Timothy Cook, Kulama, Japanese-style woodcut, © 2010 Jilamara Arts & Crafts. |
