It is interesting how ancient art and tribal culture are becoming more and more popular today. I choose to compare aboriginal art with impressionism, because they are both very inspiring to me. I find similarities in the form of structure.It might be interesting to compare tribal art also with contemporary abstraction, because of the symbolism in both. Art styles vary throughout history, and very often the new trends that come are the “old but gold”.

I compare aboriginal art and impressionism, with the accent on the dots as a primary element of the compositions. Aboriginal art is very impressive to me and I love the textures and the repetitive forms and elements. Impressionism as well has been a rich source of material for study and ideas in my work. 

As a primary element, the dots are something that connects these artworks in the way they are structured. One is abstract and the other one represents realistic landscape, but they are connected through the way they are built. The works have totally different cultural context, but still they have a lot in common - the pixels of light and color. 

In the fields of function and purpose, these two realms are very different. Aboriginal art is connected to the rituals and represents symbolism in tribal life. Impressionists on the other hand, represent the liberation of the long lasting image of the painter obligated to copy reality and a very specific one. These were the first painters after the appearance of photography that broke the stereotype of “the artists", went out to paint in the fields rather then the studio, reinvented the use of primary colors in  European fine art painting. These two paintings are both using repetitive elements, in this case dots.