Each year Icon marks national NAIDOC Week (3-10 July) and recognises the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year we had the great pleasure of engaging Indigenous Artist, Daniel McDonald of Deadly Hand Talk, to create Icon’s vision for reconciliation through a visual medium. We are incredibly thankful for the opportunity to have had Daniel capture an absolutely beautiful story through his artistic talent.
About Daniel McDonald
Earlier this year Daniel visited our Cairns Icon Cancer Centre to better understand the services we provide and how we can create connection for the Indigenous community.
"I want to inspire Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with the colours and the artwork so they can feel at peace when they arrive," Daniel said.
Daniel is an LGBTQI Gadigal and Wonnarua man living with a disability (hearing impaired). He culturally learnt the style of Aboriginal dot painting from his grandmother and Aunty Mumma Shirl.
Indigenous art is centred on storytelling, and they taught him to represent Aboriginal art through dot paintings. This type of painting is widely known and recognised throughout Australia by Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
About the ‘Rain of Stars’ artwork
Rainbow shines and it is made of stars up and down. We are all made of stars and that is who we are. Allow the stars to sparkle again. The wind blows and the green leaves fly in the dark sky. The river flows around falling leaves. Rain meets the river and falls into sparkling water. Let me look up and down. The rain has made stars. Let us keep us together. Lift you up to the Rain of Stars.
Daniel’s artwork will be displayed proudly in Cairns where its inspiration originated from. Part of the display will also include a film on Daniel’s creative vision which we were very fortunate to capture as part his visit.
Негізгі бет The making of 'Rain of Stars' by Indigenous Artist Daniel McDonald
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