Art is a tool for people to express themselves creatively. It provides storytelling, shares a journey and people can connect with it visually, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
Expressed through various branches such as painting, music, dance, photography and literature.
Thirty-nine year old, Luther Cora-Bullam from the Yugambeh and Bundjalung nations knows this all too well, as he expresses himself through various artforms. “I like to be creative and express what’s inside me in different forms. I can’t express somethings through painting but found I can through digital photography or vice versa.” Luther explains.
An artist of many talents, Luther is an Aboriginal traditional dancer, painter, sculpture, photographer and dabbles with digital art, hoping to move into videography. “I have been practicing since I was a child, I started off with drawing and eventually started painting with acrylics on canvas, sculptures and then started learning photography about 6-7 years ago and loved it.” Luther says.
Born on the Gold Coast and moving from Mackay to Garbutt in Townsville where he attended Garbutt and Pimlico High School. He eventually moved to Canberra where he perfected the shake-a-leg from the freezing weather. “ I have travelled around a bit living in different places around QLD like I think all murri’s do.”
Soaring like an Eagle
Luther Cora
“I’m inspired by my creator, my family, my country, my connection to country, animals and resources”.
Luther has travelled across the seas to perform in France and Paris on more than one occasion in 2012 and last year performing in Kuala Lumpur.
“I do what I do not only because I love it but to show the beauty of our culture of this land and of its people to all people and in the process, I hope to bring change or change of thinking of Australians to its original people in a positive way.”
Recently one of Luther's video's received alot of attention when he paid tribute to his brother. The video was viewed by over 10,000 people on social media.
You can catch Luther perform at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on the Gold Coast once a day 7 days a week.
You can also find his artwork at the Ngarru Gallery in Port Douglas, and the Kate Owen Gallery in Sydney.
If you want to get special piece by Luther, he does custom orders to represent your story or dreaming with prices ranging from a few bucks to a few thousand. You can contact him on his facebook page, Luther Cora or Instagram Bullam_Art. You can also subscribe to his youtube channel Black Cockatoo TV.
Michael is a proud Aboriginal man from the Kullilli (far south west QLD) and Muruwari (far north NSW) people. An Aboriginal artist, Didgeridoo craftsman and performer, cultural educator and spiritualist with his inspiration being culture and heritage, who says “each Aboriginal person is the holder and keeper of a songline or a note of a songline and therefore each Aboriginal is an artist but soul rights for each Aboriginal is expressed in artwork, language and stories, song and dance”.
Aboriginal art is a reflection of our culture, stories, dreamtime and connection to land. It is a fact that imported fake Aboriginal art products hurts our economic welfare which severely impacts on our communities. The Koori Mail reported that an estimate of 500 million dollars’ worth of art fraud takes place internationally every year, with 20% of art in Western Australian communities said to be fake.
These import companies are making it even harder for people to determine what is fake and what is authentic art made by Aboriginal people. By adding labels such as “hand made in Australia” and “Aboriginal style”, adding the Australian made logos to these products and applying all sorts of tricks which it currently is not illegal – not ethical but certainly legal.
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art is an Aboriginal owned and controlled business providing traditional Indigenous Australian art and craft and native bush tucker products for over 21 years. They boast authentic products, honest pricing, genuine service and cultural integrity. Dreamtime Kullilla-Art have been strong advocates for Aboriginal Culture and hold our cultural integrity in high regard. “We have been fighting the good fight for many years trying to weed out this fake art that is crippling our Aboriginal Art industry and eroding our culture and taking business away from legitimate Aboriginal artists and their businesses”, says Michael J Connolly, Dreamtime Kullilla business owner and artist. Michael is a proud Aboriginal man from the Kullilli (far south west QLD) and Muruwari (far north NSW) people. An Aboriginal artist, Didgeridoo craftsman and performer, cultural educator and spiritualist with his inspiration being culture and heritage, who says “each Aboriginal person is the holder and keeper of a songline or a note of a songline and therefore each Aboriginal is an artist but soul rights for each Aboriginal is expressed in artwork, language and stories, song and dance”.
art is a reflection of our culture, stories, dreamtime and connection to land. It is a fact that imported fake Aboriginal art products hurts our economic welfare which severely impacts on our communities. The Koori Mail reported that an estimate of 500 million dollars’ worth of art fraud takes place internationally every year, with 20% of art in Western Australian communities said to be fake.
These import companies are making it even harder for people to determine what is fake and what is authentic art made by Aboriginal people. By adding labels such as “hand made in Australia” and “Aboriginal style”, adding the Australian made logos to these products and applying all sorts of tricks which it currently is not illegal – not ethical but certainly legal.
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art is an Aboriginal owned and controlled business providing traditional Indigenous Australian art and craft and native bush tucker products for over 21 years. They boast authentic products, honest pricing, genuine service and cultural integrity. Dreamtime Kullilla-Art have been strong advocates for Aboriginal Culture and hold our cultural integrity in high regard. “We have been fighting the good fight for many years trying to weed out this fake art that is crippling our Aboriginal Art industry and eroding our culture and taking business away from legitimate Aboriginal artists and their businesses”, says Michael J Connolly, Dreamtime Kullilla business owner and artist. Michael is a proud Aboriginal man from the Kullilli (far south west QLD) and Muruwari (far north NSW) people. An Aboriginal artist, Didgeridoo craftsman and performer, cultural educator and spiritualist with his inspiration being culture and heritage, who says “each Aboriginal person is the holder and keeper of a songline or a note of a songline and therefore each Aboriginal is an artist but soul rights for each Aboriginal is expressed in artwork, language and stories, song and dance”.
nd clariAboriginal art is a reflection of our culture, stories, dreamtime and connection to land. It is a fact that imported fake Aboriginal art products hurts our economic welfare which severely impacts on our communities. The Koori Mail reported that an estimate of 500 million dollars’ worth of art fraud takes place internationally every year, with 20% of art in Western Australian communities said to be fake.
These import companies are making it even harder for people to determine what is fake and what is authentic art made by Aboriginal people. By adding labels such as “hand made in Australia” and “Aboriginal style”, adding the Australian made logos to these products and applying all sorts of tricks which it currently is not illegal – not ethical but certainly legal.
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art is an Aboriginal owned and controlled business providing traditional Indigenous Australian art and craft and native bush tucker products for over 21 years. They boast authentic products, honest pricing, genuine service and cultural integrity. Dreamtime Kullilla-Art have been strong advocates for Aboriginal Culture and hold our cultural integrity in high regard. “We have been fighting the good fight for many years trying to weed out this fake art that is crippling our Aboriginal Art industry and eroding our culture and taking business away from legitimate Aboriginal artists and their businesses”, says Michael J Connolly, Dreamtime Kullilla business owner and artist. Michael is a proud Aboriginal man from the Kullilli (far south west QLD) and Muruwari (far north NSW) people. An Aboriginal artist, Didgeridoo craftsman and performer, cultural educator and spiritualist with his inspiration being culture and heritage, who says “each Aboriginal person is the holder and keeper of a songline or a note of a songline and therefore each Aboriginal is an artist but soul rights for each Aboriginal is expressed in artwork, language and stories, song and dance”.
Aboriginal art is a reflection of our culture, stories, dreamtime and connection to land. It is a fact that imported fake Aboriginal art products hurts our economic welfare which severely impacts on our communities. The Koori Mail reported that an estimate of 500 million dollars’ worth of art fraud takes place internationally every year, with 20% of art in Western Australian communities said to be fake.
These import companies are making it even harder for people to determine what is fake and what is authentic art made by Aboriginal people. By adding labels such as “hand made in Australia” and “Aboriginal style”, adding the Australian made logos to these products and applying all sorts of tricks which it currently is not illegal – not ethical but certainly legal.
Dreamtime Kullilla-Art is an Aboriginal owned and controlled business providing traditional Indigenous Australian art and craft and native bush tucker products for over 21 years. They boast authentic products, honest pricing, genuine service and cultural integrity. Dreamtime Kullilla-Art have been strong advocates for Aboriginal Culture and hold our cultural integrity in high regard. “We have been fighting the good fight for many years trying to weed out this fake art that is crippling our Aboriginal Art industry and eroding our culture and taking business away from legitimate Aboriginal artists and their businesses”, says Michael J Connolly, Dreamtime Kullilla business owner and artist. Michael is a proud Aboriginal man from the Kullilli (far south west QLD) and Muruwari (far north NSW) people. An Aboriginal artist, Didgeridoo craftsman and performer, cultural educator and spiritualist with his inspiration being culture and heritage, who says “each Aboriginal person is the holder and keeper of a songline or a note of a songline and therefore each Aboriginal is an artist but soul rights for each Aboriginal is expressed in artwork, language and stories, song and dance”.
fication of authentic Aboriginal art.