Tuesday 1 October 2013

Addition to the 'Flying Art' series announced

"Tell 'em their dreamin'.."  (The Castle)
What's the purpose of this exercise? Wrapping an aeroplane in an indigenous pattern doesn't give the pattern-maker ownership of transport, but gives Qantas 'ownership' of indigenous patterning/ exotic cultures. This flattens out indigenous knowledges and lifeworlds into a single, knowable and acceptable gloss for the non-indigenous.

 New Flying Art indigenous-themed aircraft to fly for Qantas in November reported in The Australian 30 Sept 2013
A well-known West Australian artist's work will decorate the Boeing 737-800,  but it's a secret just now as to who it is and what the imagery will be.

1994 Boeing 747-400 Wunala Dreaming
1995 Boeing 747-300 Nalanji Dreaming
2002 Boeing 737-800 Yananyi Dreaming,  Rene Kilitja, Pitjitjantjarra/ Mutitjulu. Here below.

Qantas planes
1994 to paint a Boeing 747-400, Wunala Dreaming
1994 to paint a Boeing 747-400, Wunala Dreaming

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