Today I watched a video from ABC's message stick about artist Adam Hill. Adam uses his artwork as a way to explore his own identity. He uses white icons in is work to represent his opinions upon society. Alot of the works he states are really just to "take the piss".
In the video we see him at his new exhibition "Assign of the Crime" which he describes as an Indigenous perspective of Australia and how it is time for a change.
When Adam was growing up, his parents didn't really talk about Aboriginal culture when Adam was growing up. Bob Hill, Adam's Father states "If you want to come to this country, you are Australian. I'm proud to be Australian and I'm proud to be an Aboriginal and I can't change that."
However, Adam states "You can't play the white fellas game ina Black fellas uniform" This could be much why Adam walks around in a suit as if he is a white business man.
This is what Adam is exploring in his work. He uses alot of lines to show his spirituality much like they were his songlines along with brightly coloured european influences.
Image from: http://www.aboriginalartdirectory.com/shop/artist/adam-hill.php "Wallaby Ted's Cousin"
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