Analysis Of The Papunya Community In Australia
The Australian Government created the community of Papunya for the Aboriginals who had moved away from the dessert. The Papunya community is now home to a number of Pintupi and Luritja people who returned back to their native land.
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd now has approximately 120 artists with 49 shareholders.
The artists use traditional aboriginal painting techniques which is various symbols and certain colours like blues for the water and browns, yellows for the earth. The aboriginal’s used symbols as a way to communicate and tell their stories because they didn’t have written language. The purpose of Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd is to support the aboriginal artists to help them financially and their communities.
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd now has approximately 120 artists with 49 shareholders.
The artists use traditional aboriginal painting techniques which is various symbols and certain colours like blues for the water and browns, yellows for the earth. The aboriginal’s used symbols as a way to communicate and tell their stories because they didn’t have written language. The purpose of Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd is to support the aboriginal artists to help them financially and their communities.