Geoffrey Bardon
Geoffrey Robert Bardon
Bardon studied law for three years at the
After encouraging the children to record their sand patterns in paint, he went on to encourage the adult men of the community to paint their
The artistic movement unleashed at Papunya spread over
Bardon worked closely with the Aboriginal painters who became the founders of the Papunya Tula painting movement during 1971 to 1973, and devoted many years after this to documenting and promoting the Aboriginal art which he so admired. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1988 for service to the preservation and development of traditional Aboriginal art forms. He was survived by his wife Dorn and two sons, James and Michael.
Recognition
In the 1988 Australia Day Honours, Bardon was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in "in recognition of service to the preservation and development of traditional Aboriginal art forms".[2][3]
Works
Books
- Geoffrey Bardon, Aboriginal Art of the Western Desert,1979, ISBN 0-86914-160-0.
- Geoffrey Bardon, Papunya Tula: Art of the Western Desert, 1991.
- Geoffrey Bardon and James Bardon, Papunya: A Place Made After the Story, 2004, ISBN 0-522-85110-X, Miegunyah.
Filmography
- The Richer Hours (1971)
- A Calendar of Dreamings (1976)
- Mick and the Moon (1978)
See also
- Papunya Tula
- Australian Aboriginal Art
References
- Notes
- ISBN 978-0-8166-8546-2
- ^ "Award extract: Mr Geoffrey Robert BARDON, Member of the Order of Australia". honours.pmc.gov.au. Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Australia Day Honours List". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 19, 105. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 January 1988. p. 11. Retrieved 7 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- Bibliography
- Bardon, Geoffrey; Bardon, James (2004), Papunya : a place made after the story : the beginnings of the Western Desert painting movement (1st ed.), Miegunyah Press, ISBN 978-0-522-85110-6
- Sydney Morning Herald obituary
External links
- Mr. Patterns[permanent dead link], a 2004 documentary of Bardon's life, available on DVD.