Affordable Art Fair (AAF) - 2014

Contemporary Indigenous Art from Across Australia

Affordable Art Fair (AAF) - 2014

Contemporary Indigenous Art from Across Australia

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by JOSHUA BONSON of Miscellaneous Artists. The title is Skin. [JB0563] (Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by JOSHUA BONSON of Miscellaneous Artists. The title is Skin. [JB0563] (Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas)
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JOSHUA BONSON

Skin
JB0563
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
 Skin | JB0563
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
 120 x 120cm | 47.24 x 47.24in
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“Skin is a celebration of my family’s totem, The Saltwater Crocodile and my personal view of the world. Even though I live in the Northern Territory, part of my heritage comes from the Torres Strait and creating this work is my way of trying to represent my skins affiliations and my place there.”

The armoured skin of the reptile is shown by the built up serrations of the paint, applied by hand or directly from the tube... It is a close-up of a reptile’s skin, and a landscape both seen from a distance and up-close. Thick layers of blues and aqua represent the sea; shades of burnt orange and ochre create the details of rocks and sand reflecting country.

Everything is connected, the land, the water and us. Like the crocodile we are saltwater people with an ancient lineage.

Deep blue of the water... The armour can been seen as the sunlight catches the textures.

“Skin is a celebration of my family’s totem, The Saltwater Crocodile and my personal view of the world. Even though I live in the Northern Territory, part of my heritage comes from the Torres Strait and creating this work is my way of trying to represent my skins affiliations and my place there.”

The armoured skin of the reptile is shown by the built up serrations of the paint, applied by hand or directly from the tube... It is a close-up of a reptile’s skin, and...