Monday, 14 September 2026

Daly River painters

 I never read any book about Daly River artists. I just went there and saw this gallery full of pictures. There was even nobody to ask for any explanation. They were neither dot painting of Central Australia nor bark paintings characteristic of Arnhem Land. They nevertheless seem to have been paintings produced by a Blackfella for a Whitefella market. Anyway, most inhabitants (it is a settlement, despite the name) are Blackfellas. There is even a proper Australian outback pub (frequented by Blacfellas).