ngayuku ngura
My country
1200 x 900 cm.
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Dreaming: This painting celebrates the artist's sacred connection to his Country. Densely layered and thickly dotted, with linear form, Tommy deploys his strong signature colours of deep purple, red and pink. Importantly, Tommy depicts no identifiable iconographic form or colour in any of his work that could give the uninitiated insight into sacred sites or the ritual knowledge they impart. Tommy's paintings describe places or encounters of personal and private significance, which he did not share or expand upon.
Artist's Language/Country: Pitjantjatara /Irrunytju WA. Born: Anumarapiti, west of Irrunytju. Life c. 1935 - 2017. Read artists bio.
Medium: Acrylic on linen. Stretched, ready to hang.Working photographs and Certificate of Authenticity.
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About The Artist
Life: C.1935 - 2017
Yannima Tommy Watson was a senior Pitjantjatara artist, born circa 1935 in desert country west of Irrunytju, or Wingellina, in Western Australia. Tommy was a senior law man of Karima skin group, and his traditional names of Yannima and Pikarli relate to specific sites near his birthplace at Anumarapiti, west of Irrunytju.
Although he only began painting when Irrunytju set up a painting centre in 2001, Tommy became quickly recognised for his powerful use of colour and energetic canvases, which were exhibited in Alice Springs at Desert Mob and in Darwin at the Telstra NATSIAA Art Awards. His work became highly collectable and his reputation has continued to strengthen. In 2006 he was among eight Aboriginal artists whose work was integrated into the Musee du quai Branly building in Paris. Tommy passed away in 2017.
Learn more about Tommy in his bio.
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