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RARRLYPARLU – WARLUKURLANGU ARTISTS – Yaamaganu Gallery
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IMAGE – THEO (FAYE) NANGALA HUDSON SHARES THE STORY OF THE WARLUKURLANGU JUKURRPA (FIRE COUNTRY DREAMING). IMAGE COURTESY OF WARLURLANGU.

 

YAAMA GANU IS DELIGHTED TO PRESENT THE NEW GROUP SHOW FROM THE WARLUKURLANGU ARTISTS RARRYPARLU (OPEN HEART).

 

SHOW OPENS FRIDAY 12TH MAY 2023.

 

FEATURED ARTISTS –

AGNES NAMPIJINPA BROWN

CLARISE NAMPIJINPA POULSON

HILDA NAKAMARRA ROGERS

JUDITH NUNGARRAYI MARTIN

JULIE NANGALA ROBERTSON

KAREN NAPALJARRI BARNES

LOUISE NAPANGARDI WATSON

MARGARET NANGALA GALLAGHER

MARGARET NAPANGARDI LEWIS

MICHAEL NANGALA GALLAGHER

NATASHA NUNGARRAYI SPENCER

SABRINA NUNGARRAYI GIBSON

THEO (FAYE) NANGALA HUDSON

VALERIE NAPANANGKA MARSHALL

VANETTA NAMPIJINPA HUDSON

WALTER JANGALA BROWN

 

ALL ENQUIRIES –

TOBY OSMOND

E – TOBY.OSMOND@AES.ORG.AU

P – +61 2 6794 3280

 

THANK YOU TO THE ARTISTS AND WARLUKURLANGU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

 

ABOUT THE ART CENTRE –

‘Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation is a not-for-profit organisation that is 100% owned by Aboriginal artists. Operating since 1985, the organisation is made up of artists from Yuendumu and Nyirripi, two remote communities in the Central Australian desert. The name ‘Warlukurlangu’ is taken from a fire dreaming site outside Yuendumu and translates to ‘belonging to fire’ in the local language, Warlpiri.

Everyone from Yuendumu and Nyirripi is welcome to come to Warlukurlangu to paint. The managers of the centre strive to ensure the artists feel safe and comfortable in the space. The artists are inspired to paint for a number of reasons. Many enjoy the social aspect of the centre and find painting rewarding because it is meaningful. One of the common motivations to paint is to share traditional culture and keep it alive. The artists paint to pass on knowledge to the next generation, as well as to share their culture with the wider community in Australia and overseas.
Often families paint together at the art centre. Grandparents can be seen painting with their grandchildren, passing on stories and teaching the younger ones traditional cultural designs. The sound of singing can often be heard at Warlukurlangu as some of the older generation sing songs about the stories they are painting.

The artists mainly paint Jukurrpa (dreaming) – stories about country and the natural world that have been passed down through generations for thousands of years. Themes include Ngapa Jukurrpa (water dreaming), Warlu Jukurrpa (fire dreaming), Janganpa Jukurrpa (brush-tail possum dreaming), Karnta Jukurrpa (women’s dreaming), Malikijarra Jukurrpa (two dog dreaming), Yanjirlpirri Jukkurpa (star dreaming) and/or Napaljarri-wanu Jukurrpa (seven sisters dreaming) and Puurda manu Wanakiji Jukurrpa (yam and bush tomato dreaming).

The artists also depict the land, plants and animals in their paintings, such as Puli (rock formations), yurrampi (honey ants) and wapunungka (white gum trees). Some artworks portray body painting designs, song lines and dance circles.’

 

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YAAMA GANU GALLERY PRESENTS RARRYPARLU (OPEN HEART) A GROUP SHOW FROM THE WARLUKURLANGU ARTISTS ENQUIRIES - E - TOBY.OSMOND@AES.ORG.AU P - +61 2 6794 3280

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