Jimmy Nerrimah
Untitled
acrylic on canvas
120 x 90 cm
47 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
47 1/4 x 35 3/8 in
$ 9,000.00
Nerrimah grew up largely in the bush in desert areas and stations (including Nerrimah) where he worked as a stockman and from which his name derives). He started painting in...
Nerrimah grew up largely in the bush in desert areas and stations (including Nerrimah) where he worked as a stockman and from which his name derives). He started painting in his 60s with the artists of the Fitzroy Crossing area with Mangkaja Arts in the late 1980s, but as with some other artists such as Peter Skipper and Jimmy Pike he lived an independent life, being more based in his country areas and travelling frequently to Perth and elsewhere.
His paintings, such as this, usually feature the important waterholes of his country and have a geometric balance - featuring the waterholes as roundels, oblongs or squares within the canvas that depict the sites of the major waterholes of his country – Tapu, Kurrjalpartu, Kayalijarti, Kurraly Kurraly, Walypa, Wayampajarti, Kumpujarti – and after which the paintings are named. His work, such as this painting, often features two colours - the juxtaposition of which either creates great differentiation and clarity of imagery or almost a third colour of the blend.
His paintings, such as this, usually feature the important waterholes of his country and have a geometric balance - featuring the waterholes as roundels, oblongs or squares within the canvas that depict the sites of the major waterholes of his country – Tapu, Kurrjalpartu, Kayalijarti, Kurraly Kurraly, Walypa, Wayampajarti, Kumpujarti – and after which the paintings are named. His work, such as this painting, often features two colours - the juxtaposition of which either creates great differentiation and clarity of imagery or almost a third colour of the blend.
