{"title":"Sally Butler","description":"\u003cp\u003eSally Butler's work offers a thoughtful exploration of Indigenous Australian art and culture, capturing the richness of Aboriginal traditions through compelling narratives. Her books illuminate the intersections of history, community, and creativity, inviting readers to appreciate the depth and diversity of Indigenous artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cem\u003eBefore Time Today\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOur Way\u003c\/em\u003e, Butler delves into the stories behind powerful artworks and the people who create them. Her writing celebrates cultural resilience and reinvention, making these works essential for anyone interested in arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"before-time-today-reinventing-tradition-in-aurukun-aboriginal-art-by-sally-butler-9780702238628","title":"Before Time Today: Reinventing Tradition in Aurukun Aboriginal Art","description":"No Marketing Blurb","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076184883436,"sku":"9780702238628","price":70.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/30263482438.jpg?v=1765192963"},{"product_id":"before-time-today-reinventing-tradition-in-aurukun-aboriginal-art-by-sally-butler-9780702238581","title":"Before Time Today: Reinventing Tradition in Aurukun Aboriginal Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat determines \u003cem\u003etraditional\u003c\/em\u003e Aboriginal art in an era when modern media such as aluminium, acrylic paint, and even cast-off fishing nets have become the media of choice for contemporary artists? What is the relationship between artworks that share similar forms, but whose ceremonial functions of the past wither beneath the imperatives of cultural and socio-economic survival in the 21st century?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book considers these issues within the context of unique, stunning art from the remote north Queensland Aboriginal community of Aurukun. It explains how Aurukun art production absorbed the colonial impact of mission and government cultural intervention throughout the twentieth century, shifting through demands for cultural display to outsiders and arts and crafts initiatives, and then providing the powerful visual symbols for the political struggles of Aurukun's Wik people to regain land ownership and social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExtensive high-quality reproductions of Aurukun's charismatic carvings, weavings, and paintings illustrate the inspiring connections between art and life, and demonstrate how a reinvention of artistic tradition fuels creativity and innovation in keeping culture strong and vibrant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe complexity of Aurukun art is approached through a breadth of scholarship in anthropology, art history, and curatorship, enriched by the wisdom and insights of Aurukun artists themselves. \u003cem\u003eBefore Time Today\u003c\/em\u003e is about the real world of contemporary Aboriginal art as it happens in Aurukun. It is compelling reading for those who want to look beyond the beautiful surfaces of Aboriginal art into the visual expression of people who have endured dramatic change and who now embrace it in their lives and in their art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076185309420,"sku":"9780702238581","price":47.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/29793482438.jpg?v=1765192976"},{"product_id":"our-way-the-lockhart-river-art-gang-by-sally-butler-9780702236341","title":"Our Way: The Lockhart River Art Gang","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Way: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Lockhart River\u003c\/i\u003e introduces the unique and stunning art of a group of young Aboriginal artists from far north Queensland's Lockhart River community. Lockhart River is Australia's only remote youth-driven Aboriginal art initiative, and the rise to national and international recognition of a number of these artists is a unique and remarkable chapter in Australia's art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir art is about 'Sandbeach' culture and community and its spectacular wilderness environment in Cape York Peninsula. But it is also a worldly art of the twenty-first century that shows the global scope of Aboriginal cultural expression today. Lockhart River art is always about the community, but each artist approaches this communal identity in distinctive and innovative ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir art is a beguiling insight into how individuality and community co-exist in the contemporary life of Aboriginal people. \u003ci\u003eOur Way\u003c\/i\u003e brings all of this extraordinary art together in the one place for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383958159596,"sku":"9780702236341","price":95.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7393482438.jpg?v=1773390576"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/sally-butler.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}