Rosalind Tjanyari Yankunytjatjara/Pitjantjatjara, b. 1971
Ngura Kuuti (Spirit Country), 2021
acrylic on linen
167 x 198 cm
65 3/4 x 78 in
65 3/4 x 78 in
MM5633
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Both Rosalind’s mother and grandmother were famous Ngangkaris (traditional healers) in the western country of the APY Lands, she has many family members in the Amata community. Rosalind spent a...
Both Rosalind’s mother and grandmother were famous Ngangkaris (traditional healers) in the western country of the APY Lands, she has many family members in the Amata community. Rosalind spent a life time outdoors with her mother and grandmother traveling to visit family and friends in need of healing. Rosalind's paintings allude to a healing energy and strive to encompass the desert landscape. Her artworks speak to a deep history of connection to both country and people. Richly coloured, her paintings reference hidden pathways across the lands, and subtly hint at the fluidity of movement and of journeys. Her painterly marks weave colour through the canvas, flickering with an energy and excitement.
Paintings of Ngura often portray personal stories and memories of country that is personal to the artist. Iconography of significant elements within the desert landscape such as rock holes, underground springs, mountain and rock formations, and sacred sites are meticulously recorded from memory, and often depicted from an aerial perspective.
In Pitjantjatjara language, the word Ngura is a definition for the physical geography of land and country. However Ngura has a more richly imbedded meaning as a place to which someone belongs; defining where an individual comes from, family connections, skin groups, and language.
Paintings of Ngura often portray personal stories and memories of country that is personal to the artist. Iconography of significant elements within the desert landscape such as rock holes, underground springs, mountain and rock formations, and sacred sites are meticulously recorded from memory, and often depicted from an aerial perspective.
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