ARONE MEEKS | 'Opal II' | 2018 | Monoprint | Paper: 610 x 800 mm Contemporary my grandmother

my grandmother

and makers of traditional objects

Maybe it was to bring me some happiness at the time…

They gave each animal a sacred place

"A vegetable medley of squash

ARONE MEEKS | 'Opal II' | 2018 | Monoprint | Paper: 610 x 800 mm Contemporary my grandmotherAt the heart of the work is Meeks unique visual languagewhere ancestral knowledge systems intersect with contemporary experience. Influenced by the Quinkan rock art traditions of Cape York and the ancestral presence of the Rainbow Serpent, his works evoke a living cosmology of guardianship, movement and renewal. Recurring formswaterholes, woven vessels and flowing systemsspeak to the interconnectedness of people, place and cultural responsibility.