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Dorothy Napangardi - Mina Mina - Aboriginal Art Painting
$9,900
Dorothy Napangardi (b. circa******1955, d. 2013) - Mina Mina
142 x 97cm. Acrylic on linen. Stretched & ready to hang.
Painted in 2013.
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and photo of artist with the artwork.
Situated in Sydney. Enquire for freight cost.
This painting consists of delicate lines of minimal dotting that dance with slow, persuasive rhythm across the surface of the canvas. They portray a visual rendition of the desert wind as it sweeps small particles of sand across the vast sandhills of Mina Mina, constantly recreating and changing the desertscape.
Born around 1950 in the remote central Australian landscape north-west of Alice Springs, Dorothy Napangardi spent her formative years learning about the rich cultural and spiritual realm of this desert region. Taught by her parents, Paddy Lewis Japanangka and Jeannie Lewis Napurrula, she gained an intimate knowledge of the abundant flora and fauna resources and flourished with her family in what appeared to be a harsh and barren environment.
Napangardi’s first contact with white people occurred around the mid to late 1950s, when a government patrol officer relocated her and her family to the newly established Aboriginal settlement of Yuendumu, hundreds of kilometres south-east of their Mina Mina homeland. Her life changed remarkably at this point, and she was given the English name of Dorothy. Her family tried to return to their Country and their traditional way of life on numerous occasions but were repeatedly forced to return to Yuendumu.
While at Yuendumu, she married young and raised her small family of four daughters. However, she left Yuendumu and moved to Alice Springs and began to paint her Karntakurlangu/Kanakurlangu Jukurrpa (Women’s or Digging Sticks Dreaming) on canvas boards in 1987, later turning her attention to painting her beloved homeland of Mina Mina.
Her paintings are topographical and historical cultural maps communicated with a delicate hand. They must also be read as the ancient epic travels of the Warlpiri ancestral women as they traversed across the desert country.
Over time, the content of her paintings, the Jukurrpa (Dreaming), remained constant, while her artistic style developed in a uniquely contemporary way. She was not bound or hindered by traditional iconography but used it instead as her guiding reference point.
142 x 97cm. Acrylic on linen. Stretched & ready to hang.
Painted in 2013.
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and photo of artist with the artwork.
Situated in Sydney. Enquire for freight cost.
This painting consists of delicate lines of minimal dotting that dance with slow, persuasive rhythm across the surface of the canvas. They portray a visual rendition of the desert wind as it sweeps small particles of sand across the vast sandhills of Mina Mina, constantly recreating and changing the desertscape.
Born around 1950 in the remote central Australian landscape north-west of Alice Springs, Dorothy Napangardi spent her formative years learning about the rich cultural and spiritual realm of this desert region. Taught by her parents, Paddy Lewis Japanangka and Jeannie Lewis Napurrula, she gained an intimate knowledge of the abundant flora and fauna resources and flourished with her family in what appeared to be a harsh and barren environment.
Napangardi’s first contact with white people occurred around the mid to late 1950s, when a government patrol officer relocated her and her family to the newly established Aboriginal settlement of Yuendumu, hundreds of kilometres south-east of their Mina Mina homeland. Her life changed remarkably at this point, and she was given the English name of Dorothy. Her family tried to return to their Country and their traditional way of life on numerous occasions but were repeatedly forced to return to Yuendumu.
While at Yuendumu, she married young and raised her small family of four daughters. However, she left Yuendumu and moved to Alice Springs and began to paint her Karntakurlangu/Kanakurlangu Jukurrpa (Women’s or Digging Sticks Dreaming) on canvas boards in 1987, later turning her attention to painting her beloved homeland of Mina Mina.
Her paintings are topographical and historical cultural maps communicated with a delicate hand. They must also be read as the ancient epic travels of the Warlpiri ancestral women as they traversed across the desert country.
Over time, the content of her paintings, the Jukurrpa (Dreaming), remained constant, while her artistic style developed in a uniquely contemporary way. She was not bound or hindered by traditional iconography but used it instead as her guiding reference point.
- Date Listed:04/07/2021
- Last Edited:21/12/2023
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Pickup Only
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