Goonoomoo (Snake spirit)
Primary Artist
Johnny Bulunbulun (1946–)
Title
Goonoomoo (Snake spirit)
Date made
1984Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from two stones
Text printed from matrix
no imprint
Matrix size
56.0 x 37.8 cm (printed image)
Edition information
edition of 50, plus 5 proofs, additional 5 proofs on bullrush paper
Production notes
Theo Tremblay has supplied the following details of this lithograph's production: Hand printed stone lithograph. Johnny applied gum acacia to areas designated white first. He then applied oleified bitumen in areas designated black. Finally a tone was created by air brushing the bitumen into areas traditionally reserved for areas of tone such as yellow ochre. An edition of 50 was printed onto fabriano No. 5 300gsm cotton paper, as were five additional proofs reserved for the printers, the print workshop collection, and Joe Croft, publisher. An additional five proofs were pulled on bleached bullrush paper, made by Ganor Cardew especially for the project.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
41750
Creators
Bulunbulun, Johnny. | (1946–) Aboriginal Australian | Male | artist
Canberra School of Art, Printmaking Workshop. | (1978–1998) Australian | Organisation | print workshop
Tremblay, Theo. | (1952–) American | Australian | Male | printer
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 86.53
State
published state
Impression
5/50
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