Aboriginal Dot Painting
ArtistVarious Indigenous artists
YearAncient tradition
MediumAcrylic on canvas
LocationVarious
About Aboriginal Dot Painting
Based on traditional sand and body painting thousands of years old. Dots encode sacred stories and Dreamtime knowledge. The Papunya Tula movement in 1971 introduced acrylic paints. Some paintings contain secret knowledge only initiates can read. One of the oldest continuous art traditions on Earth.