Click to enlargeGordon Syron
b. 1941
- Region
- South-East Australia
- Community
- Nabiac
- Language group
- Birpi (Biripi); Worimi
Waratah Fairies, 2009
unique digital print on canvas
- Provenance
- The Collection of Gordon and Elaine Syron, NSW
- Artwork story
- The tourists that visit Australian admire the Aboriginal culture and the rare Waratahs. Both are survivors in a harsh world that does not cultivate and nurture the remaining culture. Often I will paint $$$$ coming out of the bottom of the fairy’s didgeridoo and they represent the white man's greed to reproduce the Didge and not respect the customs where it comes from.
The Aboriginal fairies are from a series called "Do You Believe In Fairies" and it is from my fantasy and it gives our people hope and especially I paint black fairies for Aboriginal children.