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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Ned Grant, Wati Kutjara, 2021

Ned Grant Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1941

Wati Kutjara, 2021
acrylic on linen
137 x 140 cm
21-216
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Ned Grant intertwines himself within the landscape, unable to separate. He is a manifestation of the enormity of place that is Spinifex Land. With all of its labyrinthine religion within...
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Ned Grant intertwines himself within the landscape, unable to separate. He is a manifestation of the enormity of place that is Spinifex Land. With all of its labyrinthine religion within the physical, the flora, the fauna, the manta (ground). He moves under it, through it, above it, encompassing all. Religion is everywhere, it is sung, it is danced by firelight and it resides in and drives Ned Grant to paint. Here he depicts the Ngalta (Desert Kurrajong) in its spiritual incarnation and the embodiment of his religion as Wati Kutjara (Two Men Creation Line). This is a far reaching narrative that follows the creationist movement of two brothers- a sand goanna and a perentie lizard, as they traverse the Spinifex Lands. These characters that Ned declares are creation beings with the power of transformation, not just of themselves but the landscape they moved through. They left indelible physical reminders in a mapped environment and wrapped it in song and dance for all to follow.
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