The country where contemporary Aboriginal painting on canvas began, and where Dreaming narratives are mapped as if seen from above.
The Central Desert covers the vast arid country radiating out from Mparntwe (Alice Springs) — taking in Papunya, Yuendumu, Utopia, Haasts Bluff and Kintore.
It was at Papunya in 1971 that senior men began transferring ceremonial ground designs onto board, an act that opened the contemporary Aboriginal art movement and changed Australian art permanently. Works from this country are typically read as aerial maps of Country: concentric shapes, connecting paths and fields of dotted infill that both describe and protect the Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) held by the artist.
Language groups of the region include Luritja, Pintupi, Warlpiri, Anmatyerre, Arrernte and Alyawarr. Utopia in particular is known for batik and for a looser, gestural approach to paint, while Warlpiri work from Yuendumu is often built from bold linear structure and high-key colour.
78 works currently held. Enquire about any piece and we will send full details and a delivered price.
• Artist: Eileen Moore • Skin name: Ampetyane • Born: circa 1940 • Language: Kaytetye • Residence: Alice Springs • Title: Bush Potato Dreaming – Anatye • Date: 3 September 2008 • Medium: Acr…
• Artist: Esther Furber • Skin name: Peltharre • Born: 18 May 1955 • Language: Arrernte • Residence: Truckies Camp, Alice Springs • Title: Bush Flowers • Date: 22 November 2007 • Medium: Acr…
• Artist: Carmel Chisholm • Skin name: Kngwarreye • Born: 1 January 1940 • Language: Eastern Arrernte • Residence: Truckies Camp, Alice Springs • Dreaming: Emu • Title: Bush Tucker • Date: 1…
• Artist: Betty Williams • Skin name: Kemarre • Language: Eastern Arrernte • Residence: Alice Springs • Title: Untitled • Date: 25 October 2007 • Medium: Acrylic on canvas • Size: 60 × 55 cm…
* Artist: Carmel Chisholm * Skin name: Kngwarreye * DOB: 01/01/1940 * Residence: Trucking Camp * Language: Eastern Arrernte * Dreaming: Emu * Item: Painting * Title: Untitled * Code: TACC06C…
Artist: Pantjiti McKenzie Born: 1940 Residence: Alice Springs Language: Pitjantjatjara Dreaming: Fire/Carpet Snake Title: Waru Code: TAPM06C465 Date: 20/09/2006 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Siz…
One Phoenix Arts acknowledges the Larrakia people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which our gallery stands, and pays respect to Elders past and present. We acknowledge the artists and their communities across the Northern Territory, the Kimberley and the deserts, who hold the stories in these works.
