DJIRRIRRA WUNUNGMURRA - YUKUWA

 DJIRRIRRA WUNUNGMURRA
YUKUWA,  2011
226.0 cm (height)
Natural Earth Pigments on Wood
 
PROVENANCE
Yirrkala NE Arnhem Land, NT
Buku-Larrnggay Mulka, NTVivien Anderson Gallery, VICCooee Art Gallery, NSW 
 
STORY
Djirrirra has explored her own interpretation ofĀ Yukuwa, a yam whose annual reappearance is a metaphor for the increase and renewal of her people and their land. TheĀ YukuwaĀ has inspired a new visual universe for the artist, centredĀ aroundĀ the seasonal variations of the yam and its morphology.Ā Djirrirra Wunungmurra was awarded theĀ TogartĀ Contemporary ArtĀ AwardĀ in 2008 and the Bark Painting Award at theĀ Telstra NATSIAAĀ in 2012.
 
EXHIBITED
Survey 2015, Important Paintings and Sculptures by Gallery and Guest Artists, Nov - Dec 2015, Vivien Anderson Gallery, IVC