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Bedford was familiar with body-painting as a young man. He commenced painting on canvas in around 1998, together with other artists from the Warmun / Turkey Creek locality, and encouraged by former gallerist Tony Oliver.<ref>[[Marcia Langton]], 'Goowoomji's World', in Linda Michael (ed.), ''Paddy Bedford'', Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2006, pp 56–57</ref> Bedford was one several artists who own Jirrawun Arts, a company established to assist the development and sale of works by indigenous artists from parts of the Kimberley.<ref>Jeremy Eccles, "New frontiers for Indigenous art: Jirrawun Arts, East Kimberley", ''Art Monthly Australia'', no. 178, April 2005</ref> Bedford was the subject of a major catalogue and retrospective at the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney]] in 2006–07.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} Bedford's art remains among Australia's most collectible and has decorated aircraft as part of [[Qantas]]’ Indigenous Flying Art series.<ref>{{cite news |author=Rory Mukherjee |title= Qantas' Celebrates the Work of Indigenous Painter Paddy Bedford With its Newest Aircraft/|date=12 November 2013|work=YouTravel|accessdate=8 October 2020|url=https://www.youtravel.com.au/qantas...inter-paddy-bedford-with-its-newest-aircraft/}}</ref> | Bedford was familiar with body-painting as a young man. He commenced painting on canvas in around 1998, together with other artists from the Warmun / Turkey Creek locality, and encouraged by former gallerist Tony Oliver.<ref>[[Marcia Langton]], 'Goowoomji's World', in Linda Michael (ed.), ''Paddy Bedford'', Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2006, pp 56–57</ref> Bedford was one several artists who own Jirrawun Arts, a company established to assist the development and sale of works by indigenous artists from parts of the Kimberley.<ref>Jeremy Eccles, "New frontiers for Indigenous art: Jirrawun Arts, East Kimberley", ''Art Monthly Australia'', no. 178, April 2005</ref> Bedford was the subject of a major catalogue and retrospective at the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney]] in 2006–07.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} Bedford's art remains among Australia's most collectible and has decorated aircraft as part of [[Qantas]]’ Indigenous Flying Art series.<ref>{{cite news |author=Rory Mukherjee |title= Qantas' Celebrates the Work of Indigenous Painter Paddy Bedford With its Newest Aircraft/|date=12 November 2013|work=YouTravel|accessdate=8 October 2020|url=https://www.youtravel.com.au/qantas...inter-paddy-bedford-with-its-newest-aircraft/}}</ref> Some notable works include ''Joowarringayin-Devil Dreaming'', ''Thoowoonggonarrin, Mt King - Emu Dreaming, Lightning Creek, and Cockatoo - Jawoorraban.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artists {{!}} NGV |url=https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/artist/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.ngv.vic.gov.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> |
Bedford's painting is loosely representational of landscape, and was influenced by the work of [[Rover Thomas]]. Although, like much of central and western ''desert art'', it is strongly influenced by traditional techniques and [[iconography]], it also addresses black-white relationships and historical events in his country.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} | Bedford's painting is loosely representational of landscape, and was influenced by the work of [[Rover Thomas]]. Although, like much of central and western ''desert art'', it is strongly influenced by traditional techniques and [[iconography]], it also addresses black-white relationships and historical events in his country.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} |
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