ARONE MEEKS | 'Minuiti' | 2011 | Etching | Brown ink | Matrix: 325 x 165 x mm First Nations Stomping Ground

Stomping Ground

I have very fond memories of  traveling with Nana and assisting with weaving demonstrations and classes

It brings a smile to my face when I finish an artwork and see a part of me on it

2nd edition

Etching printed in black from one plate

ARONE MEEKS | 'Minuiti' | 2011 | Etching | Brown ink | Matrix: 325 x 165 x mm First Nations Stomping GroundAt the heart of the work is Meeks unique visual languagewhere ancestral knowledge systems intersect with contemporary experience. Influenced by the Quinkan rock art traditions of Cape York and the ancestral presence of the Rainbow Serpent, his works evoke a living cosmology of guardianship, movement and renewal. Recurring formswaterholes, woven vessels and flowing systemsspeak to the interconnectedness of people, place and cultural responsibility. 6