Artiste : Bobby West Tjupurrula

Titre de l'œuvre : Rockhole site of Palipalintja - Dreaming Time story

Format : 61 x 31 cm

Provenance : centre d'art aborigene de Papunya Tula Artists

Le certificat original du centre d'art Aborigène de Papunya Tula sera remis avec l'œuvre.

Référence de cette peinture aborigene : BW1904090

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Explications sur cette œuvre et l’artiste :

Bobby West Tjupurrula (1958) is the son of Freddy West Tjakamarra, one of the founding shareholders of Papunya Tula Artists, and comes from an impressive family of established painters. Born at the rockhole site of Tjammu Tjammu near Kiwirrkura around 1958, Bobby’s family was later met by Jeremy Long’s welfare patrol at a rockhole further east in 1963. He commenced painting for Papunya Tula Artists in the late 1980s but it wasn’t until 1993 that he began painting regularly. Since then he has become an integral part of the company, not just as an artist, but also as the company Chairman on several occasions. Bobby is also strong advocate and voice on behalf of the Western Desert Dialysis unit, an organisation close to his heart given he too suffers renal failure and now receives dialysis.

This painting depicts designs associated with the rockhole site of Palipalintja, west of Jupiter Well. In mythological times a large group of Tingari Men came to this site from Jigalong. Generally, the Tingari are a group of mythical characters of the Dreaming who travelled over vast stretches of the country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Tingari Men were usually followed by Tingari Women and accompanied by novices.

Collections : National Gallery of Victoria (Sydney), Cornell University New-York, Hood Museum USA, Charles Darwin University, Private collections in Europe and Australia....