Artiste : Ray James Tjangala

Titre de l'œuvre : Site of Yunala ( Ancestral storie of Tingari cycle)

Format : 183x153cm

Provenance et certificat : centre d'art de Papunya Tula

Référence de la peinture : RJ0408001

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Ray James Tjangala (1958) was born at Yunala rockhole, west of Kiwirrkura. He is the son of Anatjari Tjampitjinpa, one of the original Papunya Tula artists, and Tjungkaya Napangati. Tjangala was encountered by Jeremy Long's Northern Territory Welfare Branch patrols in 1963 at Wudungunya rockhole north-west of Puntujarrpa (Jupiter Well). The family subsequently moved to Papunya in April 1964 where Tjangala attended school. By the late 1990s he had moved further west to Kiwirrkura and this return to his home country, along with the passing of many of the senior artists, invigorated his art, making him one of the most recognisable artists of Papunya Tula.

Generally, the Tingari are a group of ancestral beings 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 were accompanied by novices, and their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These ancestral stories form part of the teachings of the post initiatory youths today as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.

His work has been acquired by major institutions and private collections across Australia and the world, as : Adelaide Art Galery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Flinders University Art Museum, Australia
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourn, Australia
Aboriginal Art Museum, Holland, The Netherlands...