Provenance and context of painting
Artist: Aloysius Japanangka Matthews
Skin Name: Japanangka
Jukurrpa: Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming)
Catalogue: # 440/05
Canvas Size: 46 x 30 cm
A story of the new
Alysius lives mainly in Balgo Western Australia and travels to Yuendumu to visit family. While in Yuendumu the artist paints his traditional country near Balgo. In this case he has painted a Ngapa Jukurrpa or Water Dreaming from a lake near Balgo. The wavy lines are the water or rain and the central circular shape represents the lake formed after heavy rains.
