Samantha Spreitzer Exhibition Review ART 350S Date of Visit: March 24, 2018 Larrakitj (Burial Poles), various artists, 2004-2015, various dimensions The work, or rather works, I chose were the burial poles as part of the Marking the Infinite exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art showcasing contemporary art from aboriginal artists in Australia. There are twelve burial poles in all, each unique, but all combining either wood or bark and pigments, as well as feathers in those created by Lena Yarinkura and Bob Burrawal. They follow the style of much of the aboriginal art displayed both in this exhibition and previous exhibitions I’ve seen the museum put on, though this scale is certainly larger. There is a focus on patterns created with dots, lines, and other shapes on backgrounds that can range from black to brightly colored to white. ...
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