Rainbow Serpent
Number : 24
Artist : Gordon Hookey
Material : Ceramic Tile
Year Created : 2002
Special Note : Funded by Australia Council for the Arts
Artist's Location : Melbourne
Type : Mosiac
Size : 10.0 x 10.0 x 0.6m
Extra_info :
This mosaic was made by the renowned indigenous artist, Gordon Hookey, with the collaboration of the local indigenous people. The commission was funded by a grant through Australia Council for the Arts and overlooks the Mill-Hole, home of the legendary Rainbow Serpent.
ARTIST PROFILE
An Australian aboriginal artist from the Waanyi people, Gordon was born in Cloncurry, QLD in 1961.
For more information on the artists follow the link below.
This mosaic was made by the renowned indigenous artist, Gordon Hookey, with the collaboration of the local indigenous people. The commission was funded by a grant through Australia Council for the Arts and overlooks the Mill-Hole, home of the legendary Rainbow Serpent.
ARTIST PROFILE
An Australian aboriginal artist from the Waanyi people, Gordon was born in Cloncurry, QLD in 1961.
For more information on the artists follow the link below.
This mosaic overlooks the ‘Mill-Hole’ in the Apsley River – found on the south-western levee bank footpath.
According to local legend the Mill-Hole is home to The Rainbow Serpent, a powerful significant ancestral being in Aboriginal Dreamtime stories across Australia.
Follow this link for more information on the artist
Gordon Hookey – Renowned indigenous artist, in collaboration with local indigenous people.