Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
You reckon this is an Aboriginal painting that cunningly depicts a row of aircraft windows? Got that one wrong, mate. Yes, it is a painting, but it's a painting that is splashed across the entire fuselage of a Qantas Boeing 737. The Australian national airline first introduced Aboriginal art on the airframe of one of its Jumbos about a decade ago. The artwork in this photograph is called `Yananyi Dreaming' and is redolent of the rich ochre that is so typical of the art form.
8 comments:
What a brilliant idea, sure brighens up the sky!
Hi Shrink,
Wish it had been my idea. Or if I'd been asked to paint it!
David
I got that one right but I dont think its a big del as I knew them from the two years that I spent in Australia. The colours are so bright and pretty sometimes I think a cars should also be painted in the same manner to make road trips more interesting.... Siddharth
Hi Siddharth,
You spent two years in this country and I didn't know about it because ....?
More details, please, Siddharth!!
David
I am sorry I didnt realise that you did not know about it. I was studying there, doing my post grad in Hospitality from Blue Mountains Hotel School. Quite some time back that was, 1998 to 2000. spent some time in Leura, Blue Mountains and the rest in Sydney where a lot of my family is... Siddharth
Hi Siddharth,
Wow, what a sensational part of the country that is.
Were you into photography at the time?
Cheers
David
I was but very basic stuff. I knew I liked photography, I didnt have the faintest idea that I was above average at it. Used a minolta film camera, which was gifted to me by my uncle in Australia itself, the most basic one and managed to get a few decent snaps. Maybe I should go through it one of these days, scan some good ones and send it across to you. Infact the other day I was counting, I think I took close to about a 1000 snaps during my two year trip which was not bad cause buying film and developing it was not cheap for a student like me... Siddharth
Jeepers, Siddharth, that's a great stat.
A thousand shots in two years - that's more than a frame a day. Very expensive at a time when the average 24-frame film cost about $12-$15 to develop and print at a decent Kodak outlet.
I hear you about taking decent shots with a basic camera. Would love to have a look at them one day. I know you're flat out with wedding preparations, but put them on your Flickr account at your leisure.
Thanks for that comment
Cheers
David
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