About the Project

This page was started by a U.S. expat living and working in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Bea Amaya is a manager at a trucking and logistics company, Trans Wonderland Limited, locally owned and operated within PNG.

"In getting to know my home city, Port Moresby, I notice a large number of 'street artists' with their works for sale throughout the capital. I began thinking how wonderful it would be if some of this beautiful artwork made its way back to the U.S. and to other places around the world. Neither and artist nor an art aficionado, I am merely someone who enjoys beautiful things. As the project grows, perhaps, together, we will find a way for these artists to be recognised and rewarded for their work. I can't wait to see what happens next."

Friday, April 8, 2011

Artist: Max Dama

When I caught up with Max at the monthly Ela Beach Arts and Crafts Market, the market was just closing. I snapped a quick picture of him, and another of one of his pieces, then we had to pack up and leave. Max, like some of the other PNG artists, has started experimenting with a style of artwork that resembles the "dot paintings" that are famous in the aboriginal art world a bit to the south of us (in Australia). Max uses some colours that are lighter in hue in his work than many of the other artists, and utilises the dots in outlining traditional scenes in non-traditional ways.

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