Koori Artist Colin Isaacs - Aboriginal Australia - Community Artist

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Born 1953 Matrabar, Sydney, NSW

Myall Creek Massacre Site Artist / Community Artist Colin, a member of the Dharawal people on his mothers side and the Noongar people on his fathers side, is now part of the extended family of the Ngarabal people. Colin moved to Inverell from Sydney's La Perouse in the early 1980's where he has evolved into one of the finest Aboriginal Artists Australia has ever produced. A description used by Mr Wesley Noffs National Director of the Life Education Centres. Mr Noffs presented this comment after Colin had produced a mural measuring 28 metres long by 3 metres wide. Colin is a Dharawal elder who is also known as the Myall Creek artist who created the imaging and art used along the memorial walkway of the Myall Creek Memorial Site. Myall Creek Memorial Walkway   Colin portrays his own unique interpretation of Aboriginal Culture on canvas, elaborate woodburnings, high quality artifacts, textile and pottery design. Colin's art has been purchased by private collectors from Holland, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, Cypress, Canada, United States of America, Japan and Australia. Colin Isaacs' style of imaging could be described as Dharawal – Eora – Goriwal – Noongar - Ngarabal. All these mobs play a part of Colin’s style. It may appear Colin has several styles, but Colin is a prolific artist who has utilised several mediums to display his imaging as well as create more contemporary images. Very few Aboriginal artists, if any, have been trained as artists, in the normal perception of what an artist is by white society. The Elders have passed their knowledge, know how, methods, meaning and spiritual significance of creating these images onto others to continue with the tradition. These images are not created solely for the purpose of being art, for arts sake. These images are a form of communication. They convey relationships to the land, to the Dreaming, history, life experiences as well as modern ideology.

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Photo by Kerry Cannon of  Ceramic Break Sculpture Park A selection of Colin's work is currently displayed at Ceramic Break Sculpture Park "Bondi" WARIALDA, 2402 N.S.W. - AUSTRALIA Phone: 67 294147 Fax : 67 294147 email: kerry@cbreaksculpturepark.com.au

Colin's art is available for exhibitions and showings. Contact Colin: isaacs@newagemultimedia.com [Galleries][Myall Creek][Links][History][Artifacts][Exhibitions] webmaster : days@newagemultimedia.com Latest Update:  8 February 2010 +11 GMT / UTC

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