Australians' favourites show Aboriginal art can transcend social divisions and art boundaries
- Written by Tony Bennett, Research Professor in Social and Cultural Theory, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
Albert Namatjira's Hermannsburg (c.1951)National Gallery of Australia/Namatjira Legacy TrustNew analysis shows landscape art is the most popular visual art genre among Australians, with Aboriginal art coming in second place, followed by portraits and modern art.
But Aboriginal art is more likely to bridge social divides and can dissolve personal...





