Earth pigments ground from the country itself, laid down in broad planes of ochre, charcoal and pink.
The East Kimberley school centres on Warmun (Turkey Creek) in Gija country, close to the ranges of Purnululu.
What distinguishes this work is its material honesty: artists collect ochre, charcoal and clay from their own country and bind it with natural gum, so the painting is quite literally made of the place it depicts. Compositions tend toward broad, confident planes of colour, edged with a single line of white dots that holds the shape like a horizon.
The subject matter is often Ngarranggarni (Dreaming) country, but East Kimberley painting also carries hard historical memory — massacre sites, station life and the return to country — recorded with restraint and great dignity.
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Artist: Lucy Loomoo Born: 1939 Subsection / skin name: Nungurrayi Language: Kukatja, Pintubi Title/Area: Nyakungtjuungku Catalogue no.: 815/06 Size: 1200 × 600 mm (120 × 60 cm) Medium: Acryl…
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.
