Details of Untitled

Catalog Number : 27322
Size : 60cm x 60cm
Medium : acrylic on plywood
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Martumili Artists was established in late 2006 and supports Martu artists in Kunawarritji, Punmu, Parnngurr, Jigalong, Irrungadji (Nullagine) and Parnpajinya (Newman). Many Martu artists have close relationships with established artists amongst Yulparija, Kukatja and other Western Desert peoples and are now gaining recognition in their own right for their diverse, energetic and unmediated painting styles. Their works reflect the dramatic geography and scale of their homelands in the Great Sandy Desert and Rudall River regions of Western Australia. Martumili Artists represents speakers of Manyjilyjarra, Warnman, Kartujarra, Putijarra and Martu Wangka languages, many of whom experienced first contact with Europeans in the 1960's. The artists include painters, working in acrylic and oils, as well as weavers, coiling baskets and sculptors working in wood, grass and wool. Martu Artists proudly maintain their creative practices whilst pursuing social and cultural obligations across the Martu homelands.