BILL TJAPALTJARRI WHISKEY - UNTITLED (ROCKHOLES NEAR THE OLGAS)

BILL TJAPALTJARRI WHISKEY
UNTITLED (ROCKHOLES NEAR THE OLGAS),  2008
50 x 25 cm
acrylic on board
 
REGION
Mt Leibig, NT
 
PROVENANCE
Watiyawarnu Art Centre, NT Cat No. 77-080025
Private Collection, NT
Cooee 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.
 
 
 
ARTIST PROFILE
BILL TJAPALTJARRI WHISKEY