Across the Continent are ancient trees, before White Colonisation, where pregnant Aborigines went to give birth. This tree i… Across the Continent are ancient trees, before White Colonisation, where pregnant Aborigines went … — shown in a room setting Across the Continent are ancient trees, before White Colonisation, where pregnant Aborigines went to give birth. This tree i… Across the Continent are ancient trees, before White Colonisation, where pregnant Aborigines went to give birth. This tree i… Across the Continent are ancient trees, before White Colonisation, where pregnant Aborigines went to give birth. Th… — detail
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Across the Continent are ancient trees, before White Colonisation, where pregnant Aborigines went to give birth. This tree i…
Across the Continent are ancient trees, before White Colonisation, where pregnant Aborigines went … — shown in a room setting
Across the Continent are ancient trees, before White Colonisation, where pregnant Aborigines went to give birth. This tree i…
Across the Continent are ancient trees, before White Colonisation, where pregnant Aborigines went to give birth. This tree i…
Across the Continent are ancient trees, before White Colonisation, where pregnant Aborigines went to give birth. Th… — detail
Painting by Ron Holden 170 Artwork Sold

Obstruction of The Birthing Tree !

Acrylic, Cardboard (Requires Framing)

40.2in (W) x 31.9in (H) x 0.4in (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
$1,430

Artwork Description

Obstruction of The Birthing Tree.
102cm X 81cm. Acrylic,paint pens and pencil on board. Started this with the resolve to change the palette. Certainly did that. Subject matter : across Australia there are hollowed out trees two, three, maybe even four hundred years old. Pregnant Aborigines went to the trees to give birth. Part process. Part ritual. A ceremony dating back maybe forty thousand years. Or more.. This particular tree hollow has been blocked by an amorphous blob of WHITE. And to our eternal shame, ain’t that the truth !

Artist Bio
Photo of Ron Holden
Ron Holden 246 artworks | 7 Sold

Diploma Fine Arts, Prahran CAE 1976 under Jeff Makin and Vic Majzner. Postgraduate Diploma, 1982 at Philip Institute of Technology under Betty Churcher. 1977....Artist in Residence at The Karolyi Foundation, Vence France (Through the Australia Council). A year spent travelling in Europe. 2017.....Set up The Left Bank Studio/Gallery in Castlemaine, Victoria. One person shows, 2019 and 2022. Sellout Show in 2024.