Aboriginal Quote by Richard Allen

There is a reason why the cultures of Indigenous Australia inspire such fascination. And that is that they represent a unique way of thinking…

— Kevin Rudd

All the Indigenous paintings throughout history, they were always a bird's eye view, it's the Indigenous way of storytelling.

— Aaron Pedersen

There's something about Australia that feels prehistoric.

— Carrie Coon

At its best, Aboriginal art has been effective in translating an entire culture and the understanding of an entire continent. Indeed, the more we…

— Paul Keating

There has always been quite a strong black and white art tradition in Australia, with quite a large contingent of cartoonists, given the size…

— Pat Oliphant

The thing we often forget to talk about, or perhaps we take for granted, is our country’s dazzling beauty. Our natural environment is so…

— Quentin Bryce

Wherever you are in the world, there's always something about the Australian light. There's something about the sharpness of it, something about the clarity…

— Ken Done

“It didn't take me long out there, in the landscapes my father had painted, to realize that as much as I loved my country…

— Geraldine Brooks

Australians were unique due to our corals, our apples, our gum trees and our kangaroos.

— Harold Edward Holt

“But the Australians, what do the Australians do? How do they structure their landscape? For a start they postulate a primal builder, whose work…

— César Aira

In the common esteem, not only are the only good aboriginals dead ones, but all aboriginals are either sacred or contemptible according to the…

— Mary Hunter Austin

“The Australian aborigines, reckoned to be among the most primitive of races upon evidence that is far from conclusive, have a region that is…

— Olaf Ruhen