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\u00a9 2000 – 2024\u00a0Gary S. Stager<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A version of this article<\/a>, Making Dreamtime Designs with MicroWorlds,<\/a> was published in 2000 for use with MicroWorlds (Logo) software.<\/em> (the link to my homepage<\/a> is a stroll down bad Web design memory lane)<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aboriginal people of Australia have expressed themselves through a form of painting for thousands of years. These paintings tell the stories of\u00a0dreamtime<\/em>, myths of spirituality, community and survival. The geometric style and symbolism of dreamtime painting create an excellent opportunity for combining art, mathematics, language arts, multiculturalism and social studies in a creative context. Such art tells stories of hunting, dreaming, community, the environment, and human aspiration. This heritage of human expression expressed in the works of Australia’s first nations<\/a> offers multiple lenses through which learners may view their world, their history, and their place in the world.

While certainly subordinate to the goals of reconciliation<\/a>, seeing and interpreting visual information, is an additional benefit of appreciating such artistic beauty and a way of knowing. Describing the art in computational terms adds an intellectual formalism that develops mathematical fluency. That said, best practice is to make this art with the\u00a0presence of and in collaboration with First Nations artists and cultural knowledge holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are artistic elements in the Australian indigenous art similar to patterns found in nature, other indigenous art from across the globe, in Pointillism, ala Georges Seurat, and one might event note the influences on street art by artists such as Keith Haring or Jean-Michel Basquiat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turtle Art<\/a> and Lynx<\/a> software are a terrific canvas for expressing dreamtime-like designs of you and your students in this fashion. Use and learn more about Lynx at lynxcoding.club<\/a> and Turtle Art here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The art<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at the following web sites to learn more about aboriginal art. Perhaps you will be inspired to create your own masterpiece!<\/p>\n\n\n\n