CODES IN PARALLEL
In addition to the international exhibition we present a festival program of exhibitions and events by craft artists, galleries, art spaces and craft groups in support of the IOTA24 theme. August – October 2024, Western Australia.
- This festival event has passed.
Alick Tipoti: Mariw Minaral (Spiritual Patterns)
Artists
Alick Tipoti
Description
With over 25 years of art practice, Tipoti is respected for his work in regenerating cultural knowledge and language.
Guided by the traditional cultural practices of his people, Tipoti’s storytelling encompasses traditional cosmology, marine environments and ocean conservation – focusing on what it means to be a sea person.
Mariw Minaral brings together some of the finest examples of Tipoti’s unique and intricate linocut printmaking practice. The exhibition will also showcase his award-winning sculptural works, contemporary masks and film.
Media
Fibre & Textiles, Paper, Woodcraft, Bronze, Film
Gallery Opening Hours
Wed – Sat: 10am – 4pm
Closed: Sun – Tue
Accessibility
Wheelchair & pram accessible.
Image Credit
Alick Tipoti, Kaygasiw Usul, 2014, wood, fibreglass, resin, wax, rope, feathers, shells, 91 × 75.1 × 246.5cm. Photo: Australian National Maritime Museum Collection. Purchased with funds from the Sid Faithfull and Christine Sadler Program supporting Contemporary Indigenous Maritime Heritage in Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait Islands through The Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation.