Painting by Darren Cooper 1 Artwork Sold

Googar

Acrylic, Linen (Requires Framing)

780cm (W) x 480cm (H) x 1cm (D)

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A$3,730

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Artwork Description

Wiradjuri Gooogar :The inspiration for this artwork is Wiradjuri tribe totem being the goanna, called Googar. Symbolisms a warrior’s journey across land through other Wiradjuri clan sites such as rivers, lakes, and camp sites. This knowledge for this type of journey was called Yindyermarra, to go with respect and honour not to bring any shame back or to travel with. The honour of your clan was above all priority and the Wiradjuri like the Googar was king of the bush the most skilled traveler. So, in what may seem too be a Wiradjuri totem we explain the expectation to our young men and women of Wiradjuri, there is no excuse if you have been found not worthy. You been taught our ways of Yindyermarra, and this is above all you do keep Yindyermarra as a Wiradjuri Gooogar.

Artist Bio

Darren Cooper; Wiradjuri muralist/artist has been trading as Koori Creations for over 25 years and has been show cased by Swarovski Crystal World Innsbruck Austria and won a NSW tourism awards for his murals, he’s create and learned both traditional and contemporary style artifact range of boomerangs and didgeridoos are outstanding original hand made products necklaces, wood carvings. Temora rural Museum 2013 ; Condobolin WCC murals 2011 ; 2010 West Wyalong land council ; 2008 accepted a scholarship to study a visual art degree at Deakin University Geelong Victory.2007 April commission for a national initiative Beyond blue , $11,000.00 a huge success .2006 I was acknowledgment for my contribution in Redfern area for the opening of my Koori Creations studio to the public inner city Koori Mail a indigenous national newspaper. 2004 January commission for five drawings used by the People with Disability Australia Incorporated state wide. 2003 In April I met Aboriginal Artist Gordon Syron and his wife Elian, the owners of Black Fella Dreaming gallery the gallery brought a large painting of 2 meters by 2meters call Wiradjuri river camp site later sole by Sotheby $14.000.00 ; 2003 Open shop 17 George Redfern till 2007 , 2002 July Liverpool city Mil-Pra Aboriginal art 10th exhibition titled Reflections- culture. 2002 Innsbruck Austria Europe with some considerable acclaimed. 2001 The winter festival Dream Time-Tracks, Swarovski Crystal world a guest for three months creating a large Mural 2 meter by 10 meter , design in Europe largest 7 meter boomerang an erected and several other smaller art work plus a 4 meter sand painting in Swarovski Crystal on Australian red sand.2000 February Aboriginal an islander health worker Journal commission Brolgas in the Afternoon, for special edition was use as the cover;2000 January NEW SOUTH WALES ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL, commissioned art for poster. 2000 Woolgoolga public high school commissions design mural with the Aboriginal students culture program;1999 completed a successful grant application assisted by Jenny Clare former Manager of singer Archie Roach and local indigenous elder Bea Ballangarray,it was a honour to have that type of support;1998 November opening Exhibition of CoopersKoorCreation Art of Wellness Healing Centre. 1998 November I complete a certificate IV in small business management, at Coffs Harbour Business College;1997 Woolgoolga art Group incorporated invited to join the art group as a budding artist at this time I was still very young and unknown .1993 November at the age of 23 years of age I was commission a 30 meter by 3meter wall at saint August Catholic primary school in Coffs Harbour, I was approached by Pintable Mr. Mike Hagen to paint the wall as all the other Aboriginal artist were not interested due to the size of wall;1993 October a presentation of three art pieces to Woolgoolga Primary School on be haft of Yarrawarra Aboriginal Corporation as part of Aboriginal culture week.

1993 October at the age of 23 years of age I graduations form an eight mouth cultural course where I began my identity as an Aboriginal artist at Red Rock road Corindi beach a place called the bottom end a art class mentor by three Aboriginal artists whom were my elders. The Yarrawarra Aboriginal Corporation this is where my dreaming began.

Commissions

Darren's studio is in West Wyalong