Artiste : Ginger Wikilyiri

Titre de l'œuvre : Kunamata - Dreaming Time stories

Format : 200 x 148 cm

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

Référence de cette peinture aborigène : 21-013

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Explications pour cette peinture Aborigène :

Ginger was born at Kunamata a rock hole south of Nyapari in 1930. His father had three wives. Wingu Tingima is the daughter of the first wife and Ginger the son of the second. Ginger is a senior law man and has cultural responsibilities for both Kunamata and Piltati.His passion for land management and horticulture has taken him to Israel where he learnt about arid land techniques and Mutijulu where he worked for many years as a ranger for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Ginger Wikilyiri's marvellously expressive and vibrantly coloured works embody a wealth of traditional knowledge. His works feature in major public institutions and private collections both locally and internationally. In terms of formal artistic properties, Ginger Wikilyiri's works are tours de force.

This artwork is dealing about Kunamata. Tis is my ngura (homeland). There are many different plants, animals and landforms at Kunamata. There is karu pulka (a big creek) that runs from the apu (rocky hills). Itjulu is on the other side and apu tjuta (rocky hills) are everywhere with different manta (ground) and different punu (trees). There is Ili (native fig) growing at Kunamata and underneath is Minkulpa Tjuta (lots of native tobacco). Kunamata is a very special place for my family.

The snake is panakura (desert death adder). Each day he ventures out to the cave to paint sacred designs on the cave walls, before returning home again. His home is in the sand hills close to Kunamata. Some􀆟mes I also paint two Liru's (snakes) kunga and wati􀆟 (female and male), coming from Kunamata. Along the way they hunt for mingkiri (mice) at night. In my paintings you will some􀆟mes see the mingkiri tracks. They are going out collecting food and water and returning to their cave. The mingkiri always hide underground in their warren.

Meanwhile, during the day􀆟me, that tjalku (bilby) was looking for tjala (honey ant) inside the tjala's nest. Walawuru (eagle) was waiting for him to appear out in the open. Eventually tjalku did so and walawuru eats him. This country where this story is, is called Ilpin. There are sand hills, rock holes and rock boulders. This country is sacred country.

His artworks are in the following prestigious collections :
Araluen Art Collection, Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport
The Parliament House Collection, Canberra, ACT
Artbank, Australian Government National Contemporary Art Rental
Macquarie Bank Flinders University, Adelaide South Australia
Lagerberg-Swift Collection, Perth Western Australia
Marshall Collection, Adelaide, South Australia
Merenda Collection, Perth Western Australia
The Beat Knoblacuch Collection , Switzerland
Flinders university, Adelaide, SA
University of Canberra, ACT
The Lepley Collection,Perth, WA
Dr. Ian Bernadt Collection, Perth Western Australia
National Gallery of Victoria, NGV. Melbourne, VIC
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
The Corrigan Collection, Perth Western Australia
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
National Gallery of Australia , NGA. Canberra, ACT
Deakin University, Melbourne,
VIC W & V McGeoch, Melbourne, VIC
The Collection of Berengere Primat, Geneva Switzerland
The Kennedy Collection, Sydney NSW