SESSERAE: The works of Dennis Nona
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Topic: Wood Carving
Sort Desciption: skills including wood carving and carving into sea shells. have influenced the distinctive ... which means pattern making, was applied to wood carving, ...
Content Inside: SESSERAE: The works of Dennis Nona Education Resource for Secondary School Students This Education Resource has been produced by Chris Handran, DELL Gallery @ QCA, for use during and after a visit to the exhibition Sesserae: the works of Dennis Nona. For more information, contact (07) 3735 6101 or c.handran@griffith.edu.au. Sesserae (Badu Island Story) 2004-5 Linocut, hand coloured 1110 x 1980 mm Courtesy of the artist and the Australian Art Print Network, Sydney About the artist: Dennis Nona “I was born in 1973 on Badu Island in the Torres Strait and as a young boy I was taught the traditional craft of wood carving. This, along with my cultural heritage, learnt through story telling and ceremonies, helped me to develop my linocut skills that feature an intricate decorative style based on the rich narrative legends of the Torres Strait Islander people. The symbols I use of sea creatures, masks and designs are from our traditional masks, artefacts and my concept- figured designs. I feel strongly about retaining my culture through my art. I hold an Associate diploma of Art from Cairns TAFE and a Diploma of Visual Arts in Printmaking from the Institute of Arts, Australian National University, Canberra. I am currently completing my Masters in Printmaking at Griffith University in Brisbane.” The sea surrounds the small islands of the Torres Strait; it provides a home for the Islanders, a means of transport, a source of food, as well as being a force to which Islanders are exposed. As such, the relationship to the sea is of the utmost importance in Islander’s everyday lives. Both before and after colonisation, a healthy trade existed between the Islands. From the mid 1800s, the pearling industry produced increased contact with Europeans, with many Islanders employed as ships’ crew or as pearl divers. With the decline of these industries, many Islanders were forced to move to the mainland in search of work. Today, two- thirds of Torres Strait Isl ...
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