![]() She is my mom my favorite person in the world. In my life there is a person who has always been there for me. Sometimes are people who teach us good things, and those are the ones who get in our heart. symbolizes 40 ……………………….In our life we meet many people. unusual because it appeared in inland areas traditional activities were affected, especially 39 ………………………. environment changes led to higher 38 ………………………. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.Īim of project: to identify the 37………………………. figures smaller than life size……………………….Ĭomplete the notes below. Write the correct letter A, B or C, next to questions 31-36.ģ3. Even today, Aborigines see the Rainbow Serpent as a symbol of creation(Q40), which is understandable given the increase in vegetation and the new life forms that featured when the image first appeared.Īustralian Aboriginal Rock Paintings Which painting styles have the following features? It’s not surprising then, that the Aborigines linked this abundance to the new creatures they witnessed. So, at the end of the ice age there would have been enormous changes in animal and plant life. This sea creature would have been a totally unfamiliar sight in the inland regions where the image is found and may have been the inspiration behind the early paintings. We studied 107 painting of the Rainbow Serpent and found that the one creature that matches it most closely was the Rainbow Pipefish, which is type of sea horse. New shores were formed and totally different creatures would have washed up onto the shores. This flooded many familiar land features and also caused a great deal of disruption to traditional patterns of life, hunting(Q39) in particular. This brought about tremendous change in the environment, with the sea levels rising(Q38) and creeping steadily inland. The Yam period coincided with the end of the last ice age. But we decided to study the Rainbow Serpentpainting to see if the we could locate the animal(Q37) that the very first painters based their image on. Many believe is it a curious mixture of kangaroo, snake and crocodile. The Rainbow Serpent, which is the focus of my most recent project, gets its name from its snake or serpent-like body and it first appeared in the Yam period 4 to 6,000 years ago. But one image that has always intrigued us is known as the ‘Rainbow Serpent’. So, these paintings have already taught us a lot. Freshwater creatures didn’t appear in the paintings until the Modern period from 4,000 years ago. The paintings of the Yam tradition also suggest that, during this time, the Aborigines moved away from animals as their main food source and began including vegetables in their diet, as these feature prominently (Q36). In fact, fish didn’t start to appear in paintings until the Yam period along with shells and other marine images (Q35). For example, we know from the Dynamic paintings that over 8,000 years ago, Aborigines would have rarely eaten fish and sea levels were much lower at this time. The more recent images tend to be life size or even larger, but the Dynamic figures are painted in miniature (Q34).Īboriginal rock art also records the environmental changes that occurred over thousands of years. Aborigines managed to convey the idea of the settlers’ clothing by simply painting the Europeans without any hands (Q33), indicating the habit of standing with their hands in their pockets! Size is another characteristics. The Modern paintings are interesting because they include paintings at the time of the first contact with European settlers. The Yam style of painting got its name from the fact that it featured much curvier figures (Q32) that actually resemble the vegetable called a yam, which is similar to a sweet potato. However, they didn’t go as far as the Modern style, which is known as ‘X-ray’ because it actually makes a features of the internal skeleton (Q31) as well as the organs of animals and humans. In the Yam period, there was a movement away from the stick figures to a more naturalistic shape. It’s quite amazing considering they were painted in such a simple stick-like form. ![]() These paintings showed people hunting and cooking food and so they were given the name ‘Dynamic’ to reflect this energy. But the first human images to dominate rock art painting, over 8,000 years ago, were fill of movement. The more recent paintings show people in static poses. ![]() One of the most significant characteristics of the different styles is the way that humans are depicted in the paintings. Among these are what we call the Dynamic, Yam and Modern styles of painting. And these characteristics can be used to categorise the different artistic styles. Throughout the long history of this tradition, new images have appeared db and new painting styles have developed. I’ve been invited to talk about my research project into Australian Aboriginal rock walls for many thousands of years. ![]()
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