This series of works from Waringarri Aboriginal Arts/Kira Kiro Artists is part of the current group exhibition 'Game, Set, Match', consisting of seven individual series of artworks by various artists - on view now at our Redfern gallery.
"In the dream time our ancestors didn't believe in God. One day a big storm came across our land. Our ancestors went to the cave to get away from the rain and the flood, they all settled in their new home in the cave they looked out and saw a figure in the clouds they thought is was a ghost, but it was Wandjina emerging from behind the biggest storm that was building up, the water rose, but our people, our ancestors were all safe from the rain and the flood. Today we still have the monsoon rain and the flood still comes up, but we will never get flooded out, because it is believe he is still watching over us in case we get flooded out."
- Angelina Guluwulla Karadada Boona
ANGELINA GULUWULLA KARDADA BOONA
WANDJINA EMERGING, 2022
80 x 60 cm
Natural Earth Pigments on Canvas
"My mum used to paint on bark, bush baskets and Numarrga (bush cradle). I learnt two languages from my parents, plus other languages in my life."
- Angelina Guluwulla Karadada Boona
ANGELINA GULUWULLA KARDADA BOONA
WANDJINA EMERGING, 2022
80 x 60 cm
Natural Earth Pigments on Canvas
Angelina was born in Kalumburu and has lived in Kalumburu all her life. Her mum is famous artist Lily Karadada and her father is Jack Karadada, who was a medicine man and would make artefacts like didgeridoo and spears for hunting.
ANGELINA GULUWULLA KARDADA BOONA
WANDJINA EMERGING, 2022
80 x 60 cm
Natural Earth Pigments on Canvas
VIEW GAME, SET, MATCH EXHIBITION 17 Thurlow Street, Redfern, NSW, 2016
27 January - 24 February 2024
