http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/ en Copyright 2012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:35:36 +0930 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jessie Pitjara Hunter was born in 1957 at MacDonald Downs and is the sister of renowned artists Sandy, Annie and Susan Pitjara Hunter. Her work has been collected by many significant public and private galleries and institutions. Jessie’s Dreaming is Awely (Body Paint). In her paintings, she symbolizes all that is associated with Awely - the decorated torsos of the women, the women's ceremonial sites or dreaming places where women are gathered and the other representations of the ceremony – digging and music sticks, coolamons and feather adornments. Her paintings depict different body designs which are painted on the women’s breasts, arms and shoulders. She paints these designs from an aerial perspective. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/jessie_pitjara_hunter/awely_body_paint_42/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/jessie_pitjara_hunter/awely_body_paint_42/ Jessie Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Awely-Body Paint Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Emerging Artist small Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:35:36 +0930

2009/10: East-West-Brush with Art, Prairie Hotel, Parachilna, South Australia

2009: Aboriginal art in Korea, Gong Pyeong Art Space, Seoul, Korea

2010: The Utopia Story, Australasian Arts Projects, Singapore

2010: Western and Eastern Desert Art, Blaxlands Inn, Hunter Valley, NSW

2010: Aboriginal Artists UK Spring Show 11-13 June, London

2011: Utopian Aboriginal Art, Without Pier Gallery, Melbourne

]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/natalie_pula_holmes/untitled/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/natalie_pula_holmes/untitled/ Natalie Pula Holmes Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Emerging Artist featured gutta instrument Jill Kelly My Place Petrick wooden artifacts Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:01:25 +0930 Thomas had a traditional nomadic childhood with eight others of his extended family (including his brothers Warlimpirrnga and Walala). In October 1984 they made international news when they had first contact with ‘the outside world and Europeans” by moving to Kiwirrkura. Thomas paints the Tingari Cycle and Men’s Business. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/thomas_tjapaltjarri/post_2/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/thomas_tjapaltjarri/post_2/ Thomas Tjapaltjarri Bush Men recent Tingari Arts Tingari Cycle Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri Western Desert Western Desert Art Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:35:05 +0930 Lisa is from a family of renowned artists including her mother, Dolly Petyarre Mills, and her auntie, Gloria Petyarre Mills. As a relatively new, emerging artist she has taken on one dreaming passed down by her family. The Bush Potato is a tasty, fibrous tuber that grows in the Alhalker region of Utopia and is of great significance to the Anmatyerr and Alyawarr women of the Eastern Desert region. Lisa depicts the Bush Potato as its roots spreading across the country much the same as her brush strokes spread across the canvas. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/lisa_pula_mills/bush_potato_dreaming_3/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/lisa_pula_mills/bush_potato_dreaming_3/ Lisa Pula Mills Arlparra Country Bush Potato Central Desert Dolly Petyarre Mills Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Lisa Pula Mills recent Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:20:04 +0930 Janice Kngwarreye Morton comes from a large artistic family and is an exceptional sculptor of wooden artefacts. She lives on Utopia with her husband and sculptor Wally Pwerle Clarke. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/janice_kngwarreye_morton/white_bird/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/janice_kngwarreye_morton/white_bird/ Janice Kngwarreye Morton carved wooden bird Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art recent Wally Pwerle Clark wooden artifacts Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:55:55 +0930 Janelle's paintings have always been noted as very contemporary in style and colour. Her earliest works featured bold lineage, dot work and traditional concentric circles. She draws inspiration from a number of places; the landscape, a story from her past and her dream to be a famed artist like her grandfather; such that her works do not tell a story of her ancient dreamtime but simply any expression of herself. Janelle has always said that she paints from within, like any artist, using freedom of expression. She loves mixing beautiful colours, whether they are bright or pastel, or making a bold statement with black and white. She says that the colours of the bush and her environment are all of these. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/janelle_napaltjarri_stockman/women_dancing_1/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/janelle_napaltjarri_stockman/women_dancing_1/ Janelle Napaltjarri Stockman Easten Desert Art Eastern Desert featured investment Janelle Napaltjarri Stockman Women Dancing Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:27:05 +0930 Joy Jones’ inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely or women’s business. Awely describes everything associated with women’s ceremonies or rituals including the painted designs adorning the women’s bodies. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/joy_kngwarreye_jones/awely_1/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/joy_kngwarreye_jones/awely_1/ Joy Kngwarreye Jones Awely Bush Tucker Seeds coolamon Dolly Petyarre Mills Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art featured investment Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:12:09 +0930 Gladdy’s paintings of Bush Men relate to events of at least 100 years ago before white men came to the Central Desert region. Gladdy depicts the confrontations of the Anmatyerr men with other people of the desert. The confrontations were either conciliatory or aggressive. There are scenes of people meeting, talking and sharing tucker together and of hunting and fighting. The varying background colour represents the different areas and the different seasons within her country. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/gladdy_kemarre/test/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/gladdy_kemarre/test/ Gladdy Kemarre Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:47:41 +0930 Lucky comes from a very large artistic family. Her mother, Mary Kemarre Morton and sisters Sarah, Ruby, Hazel, Janice and Audrey are all well known painters. Her Dreamings include Alpeyt (Wild Flowers), Rainbow Dreaming (Mpwelarr), Ilyarn, Ilyarnayt, Tharrkarr (Sweet Honey Grevillea) and Yerramp (Honey Ant). Lucky Morton depicts the transformation of her country from desert to a carpet of wild flowers after the summer rains. She camouflages the canvas in a morass of colour overlaid with threads of white (using the gutta instrument, which she used for batik making). http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/lucky_kngwarreye_morton/wild_flowers_9/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/lucky_kngwarreye_morton/wild_flowers_9/ Lucky Kngwarreye Morton Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Lucky Kngwarreye Morton Wild Flowers Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:57:04 +0930 Charlie is the son of renowned artist Freddy Kngwarreye Jones who sanctions what can be shown and painted. As well as passing his Dreaming onto his son Charlie, Freddy has taught Charlie his technique with acrylic painting. Son and father often collaborate on painting their Dreaming. Charlie’s works depict the ground designs for the sacred ceremonies for his Dreamings – the Wallaby, the Kangaroo and the Snake. The u-shapes represent the indentations made by man when he sits and the circles represent the men whose bodies are covered in down, paint and ochre, sitting in circles ‘singing in’ the young men. Meticulously executed because of the importance of his subject matter, Charlie’s work is very geometric and masculine. This is the ground design for the sacred ceremony of the Snake (Kwerrenty). The designs are prepared on the ground during lengthy song cycles marking the journey of the Snake Ancestor. This represents an aerial view of the lay of the land as created by the Snake Ancestor. Charlie shows the Snake moving throughout his country in search of food. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/charlie_petyarre_jones/snake_dreaming/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/charlie_petyarre_jones/snake_dreaming/ Charlie Petyarre Jones Charlie Petyarre Jones Easten Desert Art Eastern Desert featured investment Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:38:28 +0930 Freddy is one of the important elders of the Utopian land. He lives at Thelye community on Utopia and this is where he sits and passes on his Dreamings to his son, Charlie Kngwarreye Jones works are depicted from an aerial perspective - the ground designs for the sacred ceremonies for his Dreamings – the Wallaby, the Caterpillar and the Old Man Kangaroo. The u-shapes represent the indentations made by man when he sits and the circles represent the men whose bodies are covered in down, paint and ocher, sitting in circles ‘singing in’ the young men. Meticulously executed because of the importance of his subject matter, Freddy’s work is very geometric and masculine. This is the ground design for the sacred ceremony of the Wallaby. The designs are prepared on the ground during lengthy song cycles marking the journey of the Wallaby Ancestor. This represents an aerial view of the lay of the land as created by the Wallaby Ancestor. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/freddy_kngwarreye_jones/wallaby_dreaming_1/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/freddy_kngwarreye_jones/wallaby_dreaming_1/ Freddy Kngwarreye Jones Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art featured Freddy Kngwarreye Jones investment Wallaby (Greyeng) Dreaming Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:29:18 +0930 Joy Jones’ inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely or women’s business. Awely describes everything associated with women’s ceremonies or rituals including the painted designs adorning the women’s bodies. In preparation for the ceremonies, the women paint designs on the top half of their body using a variety of powders, ground from charcoal and yellow and red ochre. The body paint designs vary from ceremony to ceremony and depend on the subject and the time of year the ceremony is held. Different symbols are painted on the body and may vary from person to person depending on the seniority of each member. Joy Kngwarreye Jones’s paintings represent her interpretation of these designs which she views from an aerial perspective. Note: The women’s ceremonies are focal points in the life of the community and are integral to the happiness and well being of the people. They gather together and sing and dance led by the most senior women of the clan group. It is at these ceremonial gatherings that the women, especially the younger ones, are taught the tribal dreamings or rules of life by the senior women. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/joy_kngwarreye_jones/awely_4/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/joy_kngwarreye_jones/awely_4/ Joy Kngwarreye Jones Awely Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art featured investment Joy Kngwarreye Jones Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:15:23 +0930 The Arnwekety is a small black current, rich in vitamin C. The small black berry has a sweet taste with a sour pip. Arnwekety can be found at Utopia from March through to May. Arrarntenh is a larger, grape size fruit and ranges in colour from a transparent skin through to light yellows and oranges, maturing into a bright pink or purple. It is widely consumed by the people of Utopia as it is high in nutritional value. Ollie Kemarre (deceased) depicts the Bush Plum Dreaming using fine dot-work in various autumnal colours which represent the various phases of the fruits ripening to maturity and reflects the changing seasonal influences. The Bush Plum plant is of great significance to the women of the Eastern Desert region. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/ollie_kemarre/bushplum/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/ollie_kemarre/bushplum/ Ollie Kemarre Bush Plum (Arnwekety) Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art investment Ollie Kemarre Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:09:41 +0930 Cowboy Louie lives at Mosquito Bore with his two wives, sisters, Carole and Elizabeth. His dreamings include that of the Bush Turkey (Arwengerrp), Emu (Ankerr) Tucker and Lizard (Arlewatyerr). In his work Cowboy Louie depicts his Bush Turkey (Arwengerrp) Dreaming using traditional dot symbols on a background of dark, earthy colours. His work is characterised by geometric shapes outlined in dots. The circles, points and triangles represent the Bush Turkey’s tracks and flight path as he moves between the soakages (represented by concentric circles of dots) over Cowboy Louie’s country. The tracks of the Bush Turkey Ancestor show that this is an important creation site for the bush turkey ancestors. Note: The Bush Turkey spends much of its time walking and is therefore an easy target for hunters. They are a much sought after source of tucker. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/cowboy_louie_pwerle/bush_turkey_dreaming_2/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/cowboy_louie_pwerle/bush_turkey_dreaming_2/ Cowboy Louie Pwerle Bush Turkey (Arwengerrp) Dreaming Cowboy Louie Pwerle Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art investment Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:17:13 +0930 Joy Jones’ inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely or women’s business. Awely describes everything associated with women’s ceremonies or rituals including the painted designs adorning the women’s bodies. In preparation for the ceremonies, the women paint designs on the top half of their body using a variety of powders, ground from charcoal and yellow and red ochre. The body paint designs vary from ceremony to ceremony and depend on the subject and the time of year the ceremony is held. Different symbols are painted on the body and may vary from person to person depending on the seniority of each member. Joy Kngwarreye Jones’s paintings represent her interpretation of these designs which she views from an aerial perspective. Note: The women’s ceremonies are focal points in the life of the community and are integral to the happiness and well being of the people. They gather together and sing and dance led by the most senior women of the clan group. It is at these ceremonial gatherings that the women, especially the younger ones, are taught the tribal dreamings or rules of life by the senior women. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/joy_kngwarreye_jones/awely_3/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/joy_kngwarreye_jones/awely_3/ Joy Kngwarreye Jones Awely Awely-Body Paint Awelye-My Story Body Paint Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Joy Kngwarreye Jones Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:54:59 +0930