Janie Kulyuru Lewis Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1967
Janie Kulyuru Lewis Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1967
Ngayuku ngura - My Country, 2024
acrylic on linen
198 x 305 cm
227-24
In this painting Janie Kulyuru has painted her mother's father's country and the jukurpa that animates it. Janie recounts the stories of her Tjamu's (Grandfather's) home at Watarru, capturing the...
In this painting Janie Kulyuru has painted her mother's father's country and the jukurpa that animates it. Janie recounts the stories of her Tjamu's (Grandfather's) home at Watarru, capturing the journey. Minima Tjuta (Many Women) as they travel across the landscape looking for bush tucker and digging for water. The long winding lines that move across the canvas represent in a, capturing the songlines of the ladies as they sing and dance ;across the landscape.
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