INAWINTJI WILLIAMSON - KUPI KUPI

 INAWINTJI WILLIAMSON
KUPI KUPI,  2020
199 x 121 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
 
PROVENANCE
APY (Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara) Lands
APY Art Centre Collective, SA/NTCooee Art, NSW 
 
STORY
The APY Art Centre Collective is a group of 10 Indigenous owned and governed enterprises. The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands (APY Lands) are located in remote Central Australia in the far northern tip of South Australia. Across the APY Lands, seven art centres facilitate and market the work of 500+ Anangu Artists. This artwork, Kupi Kupi which means Willy Willy or whirlwind. The painting is a map of the country looking down from birds eye view. The painting tells the story of how to whirlwinds move throughout the country picking up seeds and grasses to ensure the whole ecosystem continues to run smoothly. The round consentric circles denote the Kupi Kupi and also waterhole throughout the land. The black lines connecting them are the paths that the Kupi Kupi take across the country. The U shapes represent people performing the ceremonies. "My name is Inawintji Williamson. This is the biggest canvas I have ever made, I have had a lovely week painting with my friends. My painting is the story of the kupi kupi, or the willy willy or wind. I want to say to everyone have a great weekend!!! AND a special hello to my friends Claire, Colin and Alex. Thank you. PALYA!!!" Inawintji
 
EXHIBITED
Gallery 2, June 2022, Cooee Art Redfern Gallery 220|20, November 2020, Cooee Art Paddington