BILLY PERRURLE BENN - ARTETYERRE

BILLY PERRURLE BENN
ARTETYERRE,  2008
60 x 20cm
acrylic on linen
 
REGION
Harts Range, NT
 
PROVENANCE
Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists, NT Cat No. BB080604Cooee Art Leven, Sydney NSWAccompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Bindi Mwerre Anthurre Artists 
 
STORY
Billy Benn's painting celebrated the land and the artist's knowledge of it. The country he painted was very special to him as it was the country of his birthplace. Having moved away from his birth country, he painted it from memory. He kept his home close to his heart by devotedly painting every part of it: he wanted to paint every hill from his country and then he stopped, he would return home. 
 
EXHIBITED
Artetyerre, February 2010, NG Art Gallery
 
ARTIST PROFILE
BILLY PERRURLE BENN