Lin Onus
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Lin Onus was a prominent Australian Aboriginal artist known for blending Indigenous imagery with Western painting techniques to explore themes of culture, identity, and reconciliation.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal artist
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artist ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1996 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Member of the Order of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1948-12-04 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1996-10-24 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Aboriginal Australian
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Yorta Yorta people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Onus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Bill Onus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
painting
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printmaking ⓘ |
| genre |
figurative art
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landscape art ⓘ |
| givenName | Lin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | contemporary Indigenous Australian artists ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Barmah Forest
NERFINISHED
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Fish and Storm Clouds NERFINISHED ⓘ Fruit Bats NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael and I are just slipping down to the pub for a minute ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Aboriginal cultural identity
ⓘ
land and environment ⓘ reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary Indigenous Australian art ⓘ |
| name | Lin Onus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending Indigenous imagery with Western painting techniques
ⓘ
exploring themes of culture, identity, and reconciliation ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chair of the Aboriginal Arts Board of the Australia Council ⓘ |
| representedBy | Aboriginal Arts Board of the Australia Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
acrylic paint
ⓘ
fibreglass sculpture ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
photorealism
ⓘ
rarrk cross-hatching ⓘ |
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