Helicopter Tjungarrayi: A Solo Exhibition
Past exhibition
Helicopter Tjungurrayi Australian, Kukatja / Wangkajunga, b. 1947
Wangkartu
acrylic on canvas
100 x 50 cm
831637
Helicopter has painted some of his country south of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. This country is named Wangkartu afer the tjurrnu (soakwater) featured in the centre of the...
Helicopter has painted some of his country south of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert. This country is named Wangkartu afer the tjurrnu (soakwater) featured in the centre of the painting. Wangkartu is an inta (livingwater) so always contains drinking water. The parallel lines in the painting represent the tali (sandhills)that dominate the country. This is the country where Helicopter was born.