David Malangi

David Malangi (1927 – 19 June 1999)[1] was an Indigenous Australian Yolngu artist from the Northern Territory. He was one of the most well known bark painters from Arnhem Land and a significant figure in contemporary Indigenous Australian art. He was born at Mulanga, on the east bank of the Glyde River.

Dr

David Malangi
Born1927 (1927)
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Died19 June 1999 (aged 71–72)
Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Other namesDr David Daymirringu, David Malangi, Malanggi, Dollar George, Dollar Dave, Daymirringu
Known forBark painting, contemporary Indigenous Australian art

He painted on clear, red ochre or black backgrounds. He used much broader and bolder brushstrokes than other Arnhem Land bark painters. His work includes depictions of the sea eagle, crow, snake and goanna.

Malangi represented Australia at the São Paulo Art Biennial in 1983. He was one of the first Aboriginal artists whose work was featured in the Biennale of Sydney in 1979.[1] In 1983 his work was exhibited at the Australian Perspecta at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.[1] He contributed ten hollow logs for the Aboriginal Memorial at the National Gallery of Australia in 1988. He travelled to New York City in 1988 as part of the Dreamings exhibition of Aboriginal art. In July 2004 an exhibition opened of David Malangi's work at the National Gallery of Australia called No Ordinary Place.[2]

Australian one dollar note
Reverse of the $1 bill

The reproduction of one of his designs appeared on the reverse of the Australian one dollar note in 1966.[3] This was done originally without his knowledge, acknowledged in 1967 with the release of the Australian one dollar note, he was later financially compensated after intervention by the Governor of the Reserve Bank, Dr H. C. Coombs, as well as receiving a specially struck medal.[4] The image depicts the mortuary feast of the ancestral hunter Gurrmirringu.

The payment by the Reserve Bank to Malangi began issues of Aboriginal copyright in Australia.[5]

Collections

References
  1. "Dr David Malangi". AGNSW collection record. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. http://www.abc.net.au/canberra/stories/s1166972.htm
  3. "David Malangi". The Australian Art Print Network. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  4. "No ordinary place: the art of David Malangi" (PDF). National gallery of Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. "No ordinary place: the art of David Malangi" (PDF). National gallery of Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

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