Dreamtime: Paintings

Dreamtime: Paintings Source: SBS Tamil

At least 20,000 years old, aboriginal paintings were recently found near a Sydney suburb. There are many more such paintings that have not been 'discovered' yet.Art and decoration is an integral part of traditional life for Australian Aborigines. There is a variety of paintings done by the first Australians. They vary in type, and in nature. Kulasegaram Sanchayan introduces the indigenous paintings and talks about ten factors to consider about these paintings.

Program #	Broadcast Date	Topic
01	03/05/2015	Dreamtime: Creation
02	10/05/2015	Dreamtime: Stories
03	17/05/2015	Dreamtime: Paintings
04	24/05/2015	Community
05	31/05/2015	Beliefs
06	07/06/2015	Arrival of the Europeans
07	14/06/2015	British – James Cook
08	21/06/2015	British – Invasion
09	28/06/2015	British – Colonisation
10	05/07/2015	Stolen Generation
11	12/07/2015	Denied Rights
12	19/07/2015	Beginning of Reconciliation
13	26/07/2015	Eddie Mabo - the man who changed Australia
14	02/08/2015	Legal Matters
15	09/08/2015	Incarceration
16	16/08/2015	Popular Aborigines
17	23/08/2015	Sporting Personalities
18	30/08/2015	Aboriginal Artists
19	06/09/2015	Current Situation
20	13/09/2015	Constitutional Recognition
21	20/09/2015	Other Aborgines around the world
22	27/09/2015	DNA Connection
23	04/10/2015	We are ONE