Celebrating 3️⃣0️⃣ years of the Qantas Flying Art Series! Today marks the day 30 years ago that we revealed 'Wunala Dreaming' to the world on our Boeing 747-400 VH-OJB alongside BALARINJI. John Moriarty AM and Ros Moriarty founded the trailblazing Indigenous design and strategy studio Balarinji in 1983, and Qantas has proudly worked with the Aboriginal-owned company for over three decades. 1️⃣ 1994. Wunala Dreaming was inspired by the natural colours of Australia, from the bright reds of Central Australia, to the purple-blues of desert mountain ranges, and the lush greens of Kakadu. 2️⃣ 1995. 'Nalanji Dreaming', Boeing 747-300 VH-EBU. 'Nalanji' is a Yanyuwa word meaning 'our place', and is a celebration of the balance and harmony of nature in Australia, and reflects the lush colour palette of tropical Australia. The themes of the coast and reef were designed to complement the Red Centre and Northern Territory and motifs of Wunala Dreaming. 3️⃣ 2002. 'Yananyi Dreaming' Boeing 737-800 VH-VXB. Yananyi Dreaming drew on the work of Pitjantjatjara artist Rene Kulitja who painted her dramatic country surrounding Uluru. The design shows pathways leading to the symbol of Uluru, illustrated as both a physical form, and as an abstract representation of concentric circles. 4️⃣ 2013. 'Mendoowoorrji' Boeing 737-800 VH-XZJ. Inspired by the work of the late West Australian Gija painter, Paddy Bedford, Mendoowoorrji is an interpretation of the 2005 painting ‘Medicine Pocket’ which captures the essence of Bedford’s mother’s country in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. 5️⃣ 2018. 'Yam Dreaming' Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner VH-ZND. This livery was inspired by 1991 artwork ‘Yam Dreaming’, painted by the late artist, Emily Kame Kngwarreye. The painting captures the essence of the yam plant, an important symbol in Emily’s Dreamtime story, and an important food source in her home region of Utopia, 230 kilometres north east of Alice Springs. 6️⃣ 2023. 'Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa' Airbus A220-300 VH-X4A. Painted by senior Pitjantjatjara artist Maringka Baker, ‘Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa’ (two women dreaming) tells the Dreaming story of two sisters travelling back to their home.
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