http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/ en Copyright 2010 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:22:17 +0930 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mary Kemarre Morton - born in 1925 on MacDonald Downs into the Alyawarr tribe - is one of the senior women on Utopia and therefore has responsibility for initiating young women. Mary is passionately involved in maintaining traditional practices for her people. She is the senior Bush Medicine woman in the area and provides remedies for the local people. In this painting she celebrates her Country in a broad pallette of colour. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/country/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/country/ Mary Kemarre Morton Arlparra Country Audrey Kngwarreye Morton Central Desert Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Lucky Kngwarreye Morton Mary Kemarre Morton recent small Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:22:17 +0930 http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/awely/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/awely/ Mary Kemarre Morton Audrey Kngwarreye Morton Awely-Body Paint Bush Plum (Arnwekety) Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Hazel Kngwarreye Morton Lucky Kngwarreye Morton Mary Kemarre Morton Sarah Kngwarreye Morton small sold Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:48:42 +0930 http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/awely_body_paint_35/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/awely_body_paint_35/ Mary Kemarre Morton Audrey Kngwarreye Morton Awely-Body Paint Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Lucky Kngwarreye Morton Mary Kemarre Morton small sold Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:32:53 +0930 Mary Kemarre Morton’s work symbolizes the different body designs painted on the women for the ceremonies. Underlying the work is layer upon layer of grid-like patterns providing a structure upon which she layers dotting and meandering gotti marks a technique she developed in the 80s and 90s when she was involved in batik making. The marks painted on the women’s bodies represent the subject of the Awely - Body Paint. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/awelybody_paint_7/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/awelybody_paint_7/ Mary Kemarre Morton Audrey Kngwarreye Morton Awely-Body Paint Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art featured Hazel Kngwarreye Morton Mary Kemarre Morton Sarah Kngwarreye Morton Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:43:11 +0930 This very fine painting is Mary’s representation of body designs which are painted on the women for their Women's Business ceremonies. In ceremonies women’s bodies are marked to represent the subject of the story. Here Mary uses bold splashes of colour in reds, pinks, oranges and yellows. She then overlays those colours with a series of white arc-shaped lines (using a gutta nib an instrument used in batik making representing the shapes of the design. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/awelye_body_paint_6/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/awelye_body_paint_6/ Mary Kemarre Morton Audrey Kngwarreye Morton Awely-Body Paint Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Lucky Kngwarreye Morton Mary Kemarre Morton Sarah Kngwarreye Morton small sold Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:17:29 +0930 Awely which refers to the ceremonial world of women’s business and includes women’s ceremonial body designs. These ceremonies are associated with women’s social structure and ritual knowledge. The women’s ceremonial body designs form the inspiration for Morton’s paintings. The energy and passion Morton feels for her role as senior custodian of the Awley is reflected in the intensity of her work. Here she uses the gutta (used in her batik making) instrument and brush work to represent the Awely. 'I sing all the young ones all the time' - Mary Kemarre Morton]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/awelye_body_paint_4/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/mary_kemarre_morton/awelye_body_paint_4/ Mary Kemarre Morton Audrey Kngwarreye Morton Awely-Body Paint Bush Plum (Arnwekety) Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art featured investment Lucky Kngwarreye Morton Mary Kemarre Morton Sarah Kngwarreye Morton sold Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:11:26 +0930