Arone Meeks
(Australia 30 Nov 1957– )
- Language group
- Kokomidiji, West Cape region
- Title
- Dilly bag
- Place of origin
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Queensland →
Australia
- Year
- 1987
- Media category
- Materials used
- linocut, black ink on white BFK Rives paper
- Edition
- 11/15
- Dimensions
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29.9 x 30.0cm blockmark; 61.6 x 54.0cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.r. corner, pencil "Raymond Meeks./ 30/ 11/ 87.".
- Credit
- Purchased 1988
- Accession number
- 14.1988
- Copyright
- © Arone Meeks
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Raymond Meeks is a Murrie from Far North Queensland; he was born in the Blue Mountains, N.S.W. Arone (the Black Crane) is the name he was given in a name giving ceremony with his tribal mother Thancoupie Athoy. His tribal area is Laura, where his grandfather was born. He studied art at the Queensland Institute of Technology and the Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education/ City Art Institute, Sydney. He studied printmaking at school, but did not pursue it until he met Theo Tremblay of the Printmaking workshop at the Canberra School of Art in 1982-83, when they discussed making a series of prints together. "The directness and fluid qualities [of printmaking] have made it possible to introduce a freshness and immediacy to my work. It has always been necessary to explore new ways of expression and through this process I begin to create a new language of symbols". (Chris McGuigan (ed.), 'New tracks old land, contemporary prints from Aboriginal Australia', Sydney: Aboriginal Arts Management Association, 1992, pg. 64)
Hendrik Kolenberg and Anne Ryan, 'Australian prints from the Gallery's collection', AGNSW, 1998
- Bibliography (2)
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'Boomali: to make a mark / strike back / light up' by Jonathan Jones, pg. 24-27., Look Sep 2007, Sep 2007, 27 (illus.).
Hendrik Kolenberg (Netherlands; Australia) (Author), Anne Ryan (Australia) (Author), Australian prints from the Gallery's collection, Sydney, 1998, 147 (illus.). cat.no. 125
- Exhibition history (2)
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Australian prints from the Gallery's collection (1998-1999), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 06 Nov 1998–07 Feb 1999.
Another Country, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Jul 1999–02 Apr 2000.
