Cultural+-+Aboriginal

Cultural Artwork – By Alvin Villaflor

 * [[image:http://www.cooinda-gallery.com.au/gallery/art/images/Mary%20Leahy%20Pumbum,%20Daly%20River%202003,%20Jesus%20Nativity%20Scene.jpg width="518" height="433" caption="Mary Leahy Pumbum, Daly River 2003, Jesus Nativity Scene.jpg"]] ||

=== This piece of art was painted by Mary Leahy Pumbum to acknowledge the Aboriginal people who have integrated elements of Christianity into their spirituality and expressive ways without necessarily becoming Christians. The artist was influenced by how the Aborigines used certain techniques and styles in their paintings and how they used them to create their own imitation of Jesus. ===

=== The painting says to me that the Aboriginal culture also has their own form of expressing their beliefs in God and Jesus. The feelings that come to me when looking at this painting is a sense of peace and unity. This is due to the way in which Jesus is shown in a different culture and that it says that Jesus is a universal figure. To me any cultural image of Jesus is appropriate because this is how this particular culture chooses to depict the Lord. ===

Seperate information on painting;
=== Three angels hover over the shed with baby Jesus, Maria and Joseph are on the right, the three kings on the left. The image is a good example of how Aboriginal people included other belief's spiritual concepts in their own sprituality. ===