Jamu's Tjukurpa : Grandfather's Story: Janie Kulyuru Lewis
Forthcoming exhibition
Janie Kulyuru Lewis Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1967
Ngayuku ngura - My Country, 2024
acrylic on linen
240 x 200 cm
371-24
In this painting Janie Kulyuru has painted her mother's father's country and the tjukurpa that animates it. Janie recounts the stories of her jamu's (Grandfather's) home at Watarru, capturing the...
In this painting Janie Kulyuru has painted her mother's father's country and the tjukurpa that animates it. Janie recounts the stories of her jamu's (Grandfather's) home at Watarru, capturing the journey of Minyima 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 inma, capturing the songlines of the ladies as they sing and dance across the landscape.