KONSTANTINA (KATE CONSTANTINE) - MULA MAGALYINYARA #1

KONSTANTINA (KATE CONSTANTINE)
MULA MAGALYINYARA #1,  2023
121 x 91 cm
acrylic on linen
 
REGION
Gadi, Eora
 
PROVENANCE
Direct from artist, NSWCooee Art Leven, Sydney NSW 
 
STORY
Title Translation: Men's Body decoration by adding ochre and clay to the face and body for ceremony.The Port Jackson Painter (1788 - 1792) created a series of small Gouache paintings depicting our Gadi men in their “paint up” states. These patterns are intricate and detailed. Using predominantly white ochre for Corroberee and yalabi dayalung (Bora Ceremony) and red ochre for war. These traditional patterns aim to revive these stories on contemporary surfaces.
 
EXHIBITED
black AND white, May 2023, Cooee Art | Redfern
 
ARTIST PROFILE
KONSTANTINA (KATE CONSTANTINE)