This painting depicts ground and body paint designs associated with the site
of Wilkinkarra (Lake Mackay). In mythological times Two Tingari Men travelled
from the north to this site where they lit a fire to flush out the game for
hunting.
PROVENANCE
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd., Alice Springs, painted at Kintore.Catalogue
Number RT0009013Utopia Art, Sydney
Ronnie Tjampitjinpa was born at Tjiturrunya west of Mawuyan, across the Northern
Territory border in Western Australia. He spent most of his formative years
as a nomad in the remote desert surrounding his birthplace. He was initiated
in the Winparku area of Western Australia. Due to drought conditions in the
1950’s, he and his family walked into Haasts Bluff where he worked as
a stockman. They were then moved to the newly formed Papunya settlement in
the early 1960’s where Tjampitjinpa worked as a fencer, making yards for
cattle. Ronnie Tjampitjinpa commenced painting in 1971.
EXHIBITED
Utopia Art, Melbourne Contemporary Art Fair, 2000
Royal Exhibition Hall, Melbourne
PRESENTED
Australian National Gallery
National Gallery of Victoria
Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Queensland Art Gallery
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, Darwin
Robert Holmes à Court Collection
Groninger Museum, The Netherlands
University of Virginia, USA
Musee National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Oceanie, Paris
