CHRISTINE NAKAMARRA YUKENBARI - WINPURPURLA

 CHRISTINE NAKAMARRA YUKENBARI
WINPURPURLA,  2007
150 x 75 cm
synthetic polymer paint on linen
 
PROVENANCE
Balgo Hills, WA
Warlayirti Artists, W.A cat num. 1274/07Coo-ee Art Gallery, NSWAdrian Newstead Collection, NSW 
 
STORY
Christine has painted some of her mother's country south of Balgo, in the Great Sandy Desert.  This country is named Winpurpurla after the tjurnnu (soakwater) depicted as the central circle in the painting.  Winpurpurla is an inta, or 'living water' place so it always has good water.   Women often travel to Winpurpurla to collect a variety of seeds including lukarrari which is ground to make damper and kumpupatja (bush tomato).  The definate lines in the painting represent the tali (sandhills) that dominate this country.
 
EXHIBITED
The Collectors Edition, August 2015, Coo-ee Art GalleryInto the Future ā€“ Emerging Talent, March 2013, Coo-ee Art GalleryThe Bright The Bold & The Beautiful, March 2012, Coo-ee Art GalleryBalgo Past and Present, September 2013, Coo-ee Art Gallery