Utopian Aboriginal Art Gallery http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/ en Copyright 2011 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:27:43 +0930 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Awely - Bush Women Dreaming 'At dusk each day, women begin the verses of the song cycle that tell of the Ancestor coming to that place. The song ‘brings’ the power closer, with each verse naming the country or plants and telling of incidents on the way. Women paint their upper bodies with ocher during this phase and sing and ‘dance’ the Ancestor along. These Ancestors may appear as super-powerful humans or in the form of animals such as honey ants or snakes.’An extract from Spirit Country by Jennifer Isaacs. This work is on exhibition at: Without Pier Gallery320 Bay Street Cheltenham 2-20 March 2011]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/awely_bush_women_dreaming/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/awely_bush_women_dreaming/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Awely-Body Paint Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art exhibition Sandy Pitjara Hunter Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:27:43 +0930 Bush Women Dreaming In her paintings, Pitjara Hunter 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. The result is a myriad of expertly executed dots forming an abstract whole therefore she takes months to complete her larger more complex works. Awely refers to the ceremonial world of women, women’s social structure and ritual knowledge and is commonly known as women’s business. It also includes women’s ceremonial body designs. It is this system of beliefs which form the basis of women’s law, social structure, kinship and governance. This set of beliefs maintains order within the community http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_11/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_11/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Awelye-My Story Bush Women Dreaming corporate Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art featured Women's Business Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:59:07 +0930 Bush Man Susan Pitjara Hunter has carved this striking piece from the wood of the local Bean Tree. She uses a hammer and several different chisel to shape the the object and then applies coats of acrylic paint and decorates his body in various patterns. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_man/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_man/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Awely-Body Paint Bush Men carved wooden bird Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art recent Women's Business wooden artifacts Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:35:14 +0930 Bush Women In this abstract work Susan Pitjara Hunter depicts Awely (Body Paint) women's ceremonial body adornments. The women’s bodies are decorated in semi-circular stripes of natural ochres. The senior women sit and chant the song lines to the young initiates. The songs of their Ancestors and their law have been passed down to them from their forebears. The delicate and highly detailed background to the painting shows markings and paintings on the ground beside and around the groups of women. Ceremonies: ‘At dusk each day, women begin the verses of the song cycle that tell of the Ancestor coming to that place. The song ‘brings’ the power closer, with each verse naming the country or plants and telling of incidents on the way. Women paint their upper bodies with ocher during this phase and sing and ‘dance’ the Ancestor along. These Ancestors may appear as super-powerful humans or in the form of animals such as honey ants or snakes.’ An extract from Spirit Country by Jennifer Isaacs. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Awely-Body Paint Bush Women Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Jessie Pitjara Hunter MacDonald Downs Susan Pitjara Hunter Women's Business Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:05:48 +0930 Bush Women Dreaming http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_10/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_10/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Awely-Body Paint Bush Women Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Sandy Pitjara Hunter small sold Susan Pitjara Hunter Tue, 13 May 2008 11:12:21 +0930 Bush Women Dreaming http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_9/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_9/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Awely-Body Paint Bush Women Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art investment Sandy Pitjara Hunter sold Susan Pitjara Hunter Tue, 13 May 2008 10:52:31 +0930 Bush Women Dreaming http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_8/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_8/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Bush Women Dreaming corporate Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Sandy Pitjara Hunter sold Susan Pitjara Hunter Sun, 11 May 2008 18:32:44 +0930 Bush Women Dreaming Ceremonies:
At dusk each day, women begin the verses of the song cycle that tell of the Ancestor coming to that place. The song ‘brings’ the power closer, with each verse naming the country or plants and telling of incidents on the way. Women paint their upper bodies with ocher during this phase and sing and ‘dance’ the Ancestor along. These Ancestors may appear as super-powerful humans or in the form of animals such as honey ants or snakes.
An extract from Spirit Country by Jennifer Isaacs.]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_7/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_7/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Bush Women Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art featured investment Sandy Pitjara Hunter Susan Pitjara Hunter Sun, 11 May 2008 17:56:37 +0930 Bush Women Dreaming In this semi abstract work Susan Pitjara Hunter depicts Awely (Body Paint) women's ceremonial sites or dreaming places where women are gathered. The women’s bodies are decorated with natural ochres and women sit and chant the song lines that have been passed down to them from their ancestors. The delicate and highly detailed background to the painting shows markings and paintings on the ground beside and around the groups of women. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_6/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_6/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Bush Women Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art investment Sandy Pitjara Hunter Susan Pitjara Hunter Sun, 11 May 2008 17:33:44 +0930 Bush Women Dreaming Susan’s inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely and the ceremonies associated with it. Awely refers to the ceremonial world of women, women’s social structure and ritual knowledge and is commonly known as women’s business. It also includes women’s ceremonial body designs. Susan learnt about Awely designs while painting on the bodies of women about to take part in a ceremony. The many striped designs painted on the upper torsos of ceremonial dancers are the source of inspiration for her paintings. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_5/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_5/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Bush Women Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art investment Sandy Pitjara Hunter Susan Pitjara Hunter Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:29:26 +0930 Bush Women Dreaming In her paintings, Pitjara Hunter 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. Susan sketches her entire work in pencil before begins applying acrylic paint. She then applies her paint with the finely sharpened end of a stick. The result is a myriad of expertly executed dots forming an abstract whole. She takes months to complete her larger more complex works. Susan’s inspiration for her paintings is derived from her knowledge of Awely and the ceremonies associated with it. Awely refers to the ceremonial world of women, women’s social structure and ritual knowledge and is commonly known as women’s business. It also includes women’s ceremonial body designs. Susan learnt about Awely designs while painting on the bodies of women about to take part in a ceremony. The many striped designs painted on the upper torsos of ceremonial dancers are the source of inspiration for her paintings. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_4/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_4/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Bush Women Dreaming corporate Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art Sandy Pitjara Hunter Susan Pitjara Hunter Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:58:21 +0930 Bush Women Dreaming ‘At dusk each day, women begin the verses of the song cycle that tell of the Ancestor coming to that place. The song ‘brings’ the power closer, with each verse naming the country or plants and telling of incidents on the way. Women paint their upper bodies with ocher during this phase and sing and ‘dance’ the Ancestor along. These Ancestors may appear as super-powerful humans or in the form of animals such as honey ants or snakes.’ An extract from Spirit Country by Jennifer Isaacs, Hardie Grant Books, Fine Arts Museum San Francisco.]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_2/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_2/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Bush Women Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art investment Sandy Pitjara Hunter sold Susan Pitjara Hunter Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:11:56 +0930 Bush Women Dreaming ‘At dusk each day, women begin the verses of the song cycle that tell of the Ancestor coming to that place. The song ‘brings’ the power closer, with each verse naming the country or plants and telling of incidents on the way. Women paint their upper bodies with ocher during this phase and sing and ‘dance’ the Ancestor along. These Ancestors may appear as super-powerful humans or in the form of animals such as honey ants or snakes.’ An extract from Spirit Country by Jennifer Isaacs, Hardie Grant Books, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco.]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_1/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming_1/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Bush Women Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art featured investment Sandy Pitjara Hunter Susan Pitjara Hunter Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:23:13 +0930 Bush Women Dreaming In her paintings, Susan Pitjara Hunter 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. Susan sketches her entire work in pencil before begins applying acrylic paint. She then applies her paint with the finely sharpened end of a stick. The result is a myriad of expertly executed dots forming an abstract whole. She takes months to complete her larger more complex works. http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/bush_women_dreaming/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Bush Women Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art investment Sandy Pitjara Hunter sold Susan Pitjara Hunter Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:51:20 +0930 Awely (Body Paint) 'We paint our bodies here and here and we sing and dance' - Susan Pitjara Hunter]]> http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/awely_body_paint/ http://www.utopianaboriginalart.com.au/aboriginal_art/susan_pitjara_hunter/awely_body_paint/ Susan Pitjara Hunter Annie Pitjara Hunter Awely-Body Paint Bush Women Dreaming Eastern Desert Eastern Desert Art investment Sandy Pitjara Hunter sold Susan Pitjara Hunter Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:58:15 +0930