Barkly Artists - Alatyeyt-angketyarr: Spinifex Country

Gallery 2

26 May – 5 July 2023

 

Bush Medicine at the Swamp by Agnes Rubuntja

Agnes Rubuntja   |  Bush Medicine at the Swamp

Jap 021326  |  acrylic on linen  |  61 x 61 cm

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Kwaty by Jessie Peterson

Jessie Peterson  |  Kwaty

Jap 021084  |  acrylic on canvas  |  91 x 61 cm

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Walkabout Swamp by Lynette Bonney

Lynette Bonney  |  Walkabout Swamp

Jap 021079  |  acrylic on canvas  |  91 x 61 cm

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Bush Medicine Flowers by Annette Nungala Peterson

Annette Nungala Peterson  |  Bush Medicine Flowers

Jap 021417  |  acrylic on canvas  |  91 x 30 cm

Bush Medicine by Jessie Beasley

Jessie Beasley  |  Bush Medicine

Jap 021082  |  acrylic on canvas  |  61 x 61 cm

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Bush Flowers and Waterhole by Jessie Peterson

Jessie Peterson  |  Bush Flowers and Waterhole

Jap 021336  |  acrylic on linen  |  76 x 61 cm

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Bush Medicine, Bush Potato and Sweet Potato by Agnes Rubuntja

Agnes Rubuntja  |  Bush Medicine, Bush Potato and Sweet Potato

Jap 021327  |  acrylic on linen  |  61 x 61 cm

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Ninjya – Soggy Swamp by Jessie Peterson

Jessie Peterson  |  Ninjya – Soggy Swamp

Jap 021337  |  acrylic on linen  |  61 x 61 cm

Bush Medicine by Julie Beasley Peterson

Julie Beasley Peterson   |  Bush Medicine

Jap 021330  |  acrylic on linen  |  76 x 61 cm

Bush Medicine by Jessie Beasley

Jessie Beasley  |  Bush Medicine

Jap 021083  |  acrylic on canvas  |  76 x 61 cm

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Bush Medicine by Jessie Beasley

Jessie Beasley  |  Bush Medicine

Jap 021334  |  acrylic on linen  |  121 x 91 cm

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Fishing at the Swamp by Joylene Epenarra

Joylene Epenarra  |  Fishing at the Swamp

Jap 021075  |  acrylic on canvas  |  61 x 41 cm

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Swamp and Bush Medicines by Jessie Beasley

Jessie Beasley  |  Swamp and Bush Medicines

Jap 021335  |  acrylic on linen  |  122 x 91 cm

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Bush Flowers by Mary Peterson

Mary Peterson   |  Bush Flowers

Jap 021331  |  acrylic on linen  |  76 x 61 cm

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Walkabout Swamp by Lynette Bonney

Lynette Bonney   |  Walkabout Swamp

Jap 021329  |  acrylic on linen  |  91 x 61 cm

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Bush Medicine in Spring by Annette Nungala Peterson

Annette Nungala Peterson  |  Bush Medicine in Spring

Jap 021078  |  acrylic on canvas  |  61 x 61 cm

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Bush Medicine and Bush Flowers by Pammy Foster

Pammy Foster   |  Bush Medicine and Bush Flowers

Jap 021339  |  acrylic on linen  |  107 x 76 cm

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Thunderstorm at the Bore by Rekisha Morrison

Rekisha Morrison   |  Thunderstorm at the Bore

Jap 021325  |  acrylic on linen  |  91 x 61 cm

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Bush Medicines by Gladys Lewis

Gladys Lewis   |  Bush Medicines

Jap 021323  |  acrylic on linen  |  61 x 61 cm

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View into the Valley by Susie Peterson

Susie Peterson  |  View into the Valley

Jap 021081  |  acrylic on canvas  |  91 x 61 cm

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Bush Flowers Blooming In The Desert by Fiona Corbett

Fiona Corbett   |  Bush Flowers Blooming In The Desert

Jap 021338  |  acrylic on linen  |  151 x 95 cm

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Bendy Flowers by Kaye Beasley

Kaye Beasley   |  Bendy Flowers

Jap 021340  |  acrylic on linen  |  91 x 61 cm

After Rain by Pammy Foster

Pammy Foster  |  After Rain

Jap 021085  |  acrylic on canvas  |  107 x 61 cm

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Wanakiji – Bush Tomatoes by Aileen Long

Aileen Long   |  Wanakiji – Bush Tomatoes

Jap 021321  |  acrylic on linen  |  91 x 91 cm

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My Country by Ada Beasley

Ada Beasley   |  My Country

Jap 021328  |  acrylic on linen  |  76 x 61 cm

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Bush Tucker, Bush Medicine by Susie Peterson

Susie Peterson   |  Bush Tucker, Bush Medicine

Jap 021332  |  acrylic on linen  |  122 x 122 cm

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Sandy Country by Susie Peterson

Susie Peterson   |  Sandy Country

Jap 021333  |  acrylic on linen  |  91 x 91 cm

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Waterfall That Come Down From The Hill by Benita Woodman

Benita Woodman   |  Waterfall That Come Down From The Hill

Jap 021324  |  acrylic on linen  |  91 x 91 cm

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After Rain by Denise Bonney

Denise Bonney  |  After Rain

Jap 021322  |  acrylic on linen  |  107 x 76 cm

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Bush Tucker by Aileen Long

Aileen Long  |  Bush Tucker

Jap 021320  |  acrylic on linen  |  61 x 61 cm

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Mother’s Country by Tracey Peterson

Tracey Peterson  |  Mother’s Country

Jap 021416  |  acrylic on canvas  |  91 x 61 cm

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Alatyeyt-angketyarr: Spinifex Country

Japingka Gallery in partnership with Barkly Regional Arts presents Alatyeyt-angketyarr: Spinifex Country.

 “After the bushfires, when we go hunting, we see black. Then the rain comes and the snappy gums turn green and all the flowers and bush medicines bloom again.” –  Ada Pula Beasley

In the hot months, kwaty (rain) fills ephemeral waterholes and flocks of birds pirouette through stormy skies. Delicate flowers scatter the rocky ground, dancing in the fabled Barkly breeze. As days grow shorter, kwaty retreats into the earth and vivid greens fade to pale yellow. Rwa (fire) devours summer’s bounty, coating the ground in silver ash. Time ushers in more rain and spinifex country will soon be green again.

Alatyeyt-angketyarr: Spinifex Country brings together works by Alyawarr, Warumungu and Warlpiri artists from Owairtilla (Canteen Creek), Tennant Creek and Wutunugurra (Epenarra). The exhibition explores the cyclical nature of the central desert. Utilising a broad visual language typical of the Barkly region, artists employ a bright palette, rhythmic mark-making and exaggerated depictions of bush flowers and medicines, capturing the vast, repetitive landscape and transporting the viewer to Alatyeyt-angketyarr – Spinifex Country.

The diverse artworks share a degree of innocence in the views of country and group activities. The narrative style of the paintings reflects the local preference to exclude traditional motifs and symbols that dominate Central and Western Desert art. In is place are images of Country where people have travelled and harvested bush medicine and bush food from native plants.

A joyful sense of life in the communities and in the bush comes through with these paintings. The exhibition is on display at Japingka Gallery until 5 July 2023.