Primary Artist

Johnny Bulunbulun (1946–)

Title

Goonoomoo (Snake spirit)

Date made

1984

Place made

Canberra School of Art Printmaking studio, Kamberri / Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

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

20 Nov 2025