An Allegorical Scene Of History Unfolding By Danie Mellor

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An Allegorical Scene of History Unfolding (2010) is an artwork produced by Danie Mellor that explores the history between indigenous and western cultures, focusing in particular on the colonial era. The artwork is currently on display at the University of Queensland Art Gallery in Mellor’s exhibition: Exotic Lies Sacred Ties. The work was created using pastel, pencil, glitter, Swarovski crystal and wash on Saunders Waterford paper. An Allegorical Scene of History Unfolding is a landscape-orientated drawing bordered by a vintage floral pattern, set in a baroque gold frame. The drawing depicts a company of men in early European-styled clothing and an aboriginal man with a blindfold on. They have gathered in a lodge, furnished by curtains, chairs, a tracing board, and a framed painting of two indigenous men. The artwork is mostly blue and white, excluding the intricate detail of gold glitter and the hues of brown and orange colouring the indigenous people. The title, An Allegorical Scene of History Unfolding orientates the work in historical context and emphasises that the work has a...

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