Alick Tipoti: Mariw Minaral
Bega
Exhibition / Show
Alick Tipoti: Mariw Minaral
Mariw Minaral (Spiritual Patterns)
Drawn from the National Maritime Museum Collection, this exhibition brings together a curated selection of works by celebrated Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islands) artist, Alick Tipoti. 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 showcases key examples of Tipoti's detailed and highly intricate printmaking practice, as well as his award-winning sculptural works, contemporary masks and film.
Alick Tipoti is a renowned visual and performance artist, community leader, linguist and regional advocate. His elders named him Zugub, meaning spiritual ancestor, due to the spiritual encounters he experiences through his art practice. Tipoti's contemporary artistic techniques are informed by spiritual patterns revealed to him by his ancestors. These are left through oral histories, held within language and the environment, and through observing cultural artefacts held in collecting institutions.
Drawn from the National Maritime Museum Collection, this exhibition brings together a curated selection of works by celebrated Zenadth Kes (Torres Strait Islands) artist, Alick Tipoti. 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 showcases key examples of Tipoti's detailed and highly intricate printmaking practice, as well as his award-winning sculptural works, contemporary masks and film.
Alick Tipoti is a renowned visual and performance artist, community leader, linguist and regional advocate. His elders named him Zugub, meaning spiritual ancestor, due to the spiritual encounters he experiences through his art practice. Tipoti's contemporary artistic techniques are informed by spiritual patterns revealed to him by his ancestors. These are left through oral histories, held within language and the environment, and through observing cultural artefacts held in collecting institutions.
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