BILL TJAPALTJARRI WHISKEY - ROCKHOLES NEAR THE OLGAS

BILL TJAPALTJARRI WHISKEY
ROCKHOLES NEAR THE OLGAS,  2008
75 x 26 cm
acrylic on linen
 
REGION
Mt Leibig, NT
 
PROVENANCE
Watiyawarnu Art Centre, NT, Cat no 10-08466Private Collection, NTCooee Art Leven, Sydney NSW 
 
STORY
In this paintings on canvas, Rock Holes and Country Near The Olgas water places, such as Pirupa Akla are marked by sets of concentric circles, their dazzling presence representing their powerful life-giving significance, rather than their actual size. The actions of the White Cockatoo and Crow ancestors are encrypted as dotted patches that reference topographic features associated with the Dreaming.
 
EXHIBITED
Bill Whiskey Small but Mighty, January 2022, Cooee Art Redfern
 
ARTIST PROFILE
BILL TJAPALTJARRI WHISKEY