ADA BIRD PETYARRE - AWELYE, MOUNTAIN DEVIL
ADA BIRD PETYARRE
AWELYE, MOUNTAIN DEVIL, 2002
300 x 200 cm
synthetic polymer paint on belgian linen
REGION
Utopia, NT
PROVENANCE
Urapunja Artists, Utopia, Northern Territory
(stock STI-11702)
Simon Turner International, New South Wales
STORY
This painting is based on womens ceremonial body paint designs, the translation to canvas offering a further aesthetic appreciation of an art tradition grown from one of the worlds oldest living cultures.
EXHIBITED
2003 - Woolloongabba Art Gallery, QLD
ARTIST PROFILE