Artiste : Clarisse Tunkin

Titre de l'œuvre : Malilu Tjukurpa

Format : 220 x 148 cm

Provenance et certificat : centre d'art aborigène de Tjungu Palya

Référence de cette peinture aborigène : 23-106

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Explications pour cette œuvre :

Clarise Tunkin (1993) is a Pitjantjatjara artist from a highly recognized family of artists. Her great-grandfather was Jimmy Baker (c.1915-2010) a foundation artist at Kanpi where his family were the traditional owners for the outstation and its lands. Clarise’s grandmother Kay Baker and mother Teresa Baker have continued the very strong artistic tradition of the family.

Clarise Tunkin is one of our youngest up and rising star at the Tjungu Palya art centre.

This artwork refers to the story about Minyma Malilu nyinanyi wana ngka munu piti (the woman Malilu is sitting with her digging stick and collecting bowl). This is the country for Malilu. She is a creation being from the Tjukurpa (Dreamtime). She has been dancing, performing Inma important ceremonial dancing for this country and she has left her dancing tracks behind in the sand.

You can find artworks by the artists in the following prestigious collections :
Monash University Collection, Melbourne

© Photo : Aboriginal Signature Estrangin gallery with the courtesy of the artists and Tjungu Palya.