Aboriginal Dot Painting

Aboriginal dot painting originated in the Papunya settlement in Northern Territory, northwest of Alice Springs, in 1971.  In addition to canvases which are sold in art galleries around Australia, one sees a lot of this kind of design on construction hoardings and bunting and in a commercial context.  One gallery director I spoke with described the latter works somewhat dismissively as "graphic design."
April-May 2025 - Bunting around construction near the Cook + Phillip Park Pool in Sydney.  Artwork by Monique Rennie (Proud Kamilaroi woman).

late May 2025 - Hoarding in Canberra by Eddie Longford.

Examples of original papunya boards at the National Gallery of Australia.