You can't say Aboriginal Painting cause you are... not an aboriginal. Some people have said it is not right to use this term for the paintings I have made. What is right and what is wrong? If I like the style of the aboriginal paintings and want to try it myself... this can't be wrong. So what is wrong about it... if someone likes the style of Vincent van Gogh... and says how to make a van Gogh... is this wrong? Can you be wrong by saying howto make a painting in the style of a painter or in my case in the style of group of painters?
I do not wish to disrespect anyone with my creative output... I need to create - maybe I should use other words for the things I create. Something completly new, so I can't be wrong or right... "howto make dots look great when you put them into symbols and lines..." Howto make Dotted Painings...
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hey hold on a minute. i may be a few years late but my sentiment is still relevant. you have no place attempting to replicate Aboriginal painting styles or to even word your description in that way. you are not Aboriginal. have you gained permission from the Aboriginal community where you live to paint these styles or stories? there is no comparison with Van Gough because his style is individual, Aboriginal stylings, themes and techniques belong to Aboriginal Elders as they are the custodians of their ancestors culture. as an artist, if you simply copied Van Gough you would be dismissed as a mere copycat. you don't simply decide to paint in my culture; what, when and how you paint is detirmined and controled by your Elders. the underpinning law of our culture is respect for your Elders and the culture which they are custodians of.
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