Australian Art Carving Out A Niche In New York

You may expect aboriginal art to be basic. But the works at the Robert Steele Gallery in Chelsea are anything but. Local art lovers are getting a chance to see how tribal artists from Australia are reinventing their ancient art forms and applying them through new mediums. Steele says these works are growing in popularity, drawing fans that have never seen anything like them before. “If you look around at contemporary art, it’s repetitive,” said Steele. “When you look at Aboriginal art, there is very little influence you can see there. We’re talking aboriginal people who have lived in the deserts and this is something natural for them to create – total contemporary work. It’s amazing.” Read Article

By Stephanie Simon