Aboriginal art tiles unveiled
Johnson Tiles and art dealer Alexandra O’ Brien have collaborated to print high quality reproductions of aboriginal art onto ceramic tiles, with the range set to be unveiled at London’s Material Lab on 29 June. Commissioned by O’ Brien and made possible by Johnson Tiles’ Artiles service, the range is titled My Country.
Featuring art by Aboriginal artists Geraldine Nangala Gallagher and Sarah Napurrula White, both from Yuendumu in Australia’s Northern Territory, My Country marks the first time that the style has been reproduced onto ceramic tile. The quality of the reproduction was important to the project, given that each image and colour holds special meaning and spiritual importance to the Aboriginal people and culture.
Harry Foster, Specialist Products Manager at Johnson Tiles comments: “Our Artile service was truly challenged by this commission because we weren’t just recapturing an image but a culture, a history, and all of its folklore and traditions. Using traditional lithography techniques combined with our state of the art technology and high-res scanning process, we were able to accurately match every detail and colour of Sarah and Geraldine’s paintings.”
