The Seven Sisters Creation Story is of great significance to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people. The sisters travelled a long time ago through the artist's traditional country in South Australia's North West and the south west corner of the Northern Territory. A man called Wati Nyiru was chasing the sisters trying to court one of […]
The Mala (rufous hare-wallaby) People were conducting their inma (ceremony) at Uluru. An invitation came from the west, to join another inma. This was not possible, as the ceremony had begun, and could not be stopped. So the people out west created an evil spirit, a huge devil dog called Kurpany to destroy the […]
The Seven Sisters Creation Story is of great significance to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people. The sisters travelled a long time ago through the artist’s traditional country in South Australia’s North West and the south west corner of the Northern Territory. A man called Wati Nyiru was chasing the sisters trying to court one […]
In this painting the artist has depicted tali (sand dunes); the fluid lines tell the story of the land. Tjanpi (spinifex) and green vegetation such as mangata (desert quondong) grow here. This habitat is very fragile. In the mornings you can see networks of tracks on the sand dunes. Anangu use these markings in the […]
Nyangatja puli Ulurunya, nganampa ngura Tjukurpa pulka tjara. Kala painting tjuta palyalpai-amilapai Culture Centre-ngka, minga tjuta nganampa nguraku nintiringkula kulintjaku.’ ‘This is the rock known as Uluru, our home with its powerful law. We do our paintings at the Culture Centre so tourists can learn about our country, understand and respect it.’ In […]
The Seven Sisters Creation Story is of great significance to the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people. The sisters travelled a long time ago through the artist’s traditional country in South Australia’s North West and the south west corner of the Northern Territory. A man called Wati Nyiru was chasing the sisters trying to court one […]
Story to come.
This piece represents the left and right brain and the distraction of thought. The right side symbolises civilised thoughts, while the left represents creativity.
I saw these flower fields at Mutitjulu while sitting on a sandhill, and I painted the landscape as I observed it.
This is about coming from the dark land Alice Springs, and coming to Uluru. The rock is big enough for my mind to stop, the only thing that can contain my mind and control it. I got too much going on inside of me and it stops all of it. I worship the rocks and […]
