NAMINAPU MAYMURU-WHITE - DUPUN - MILNIYAWUY (HOLLOW LOG)

 NAMINAPU MAYMURU-WHITE
DUPUN - MILNIYAWUY (HOLLOW LOG),  2007
167cm high
natural earth pigments on wood
 
PROVENANCE
Yirrkala NE Arnhem Land, NT
Buku Larrngay Arts, N.T 
 
STORY
In about 1964 Naminapu Maymuru-White began helping her fathers, Narritjin and Nanyin paint their bark paintings and sculptures in their shelter on the beach at Yirrkala Arnhem Land. Amongst the law she learnt during her long apprenticeship was the cycle of the Manggalili clan spirit which lies within the Milngiyawuy River at Blue Mud Bay. This is the earthly correlation of the Milky Way The Milky Way is not a distant phenomenon-the extended boundaries of our galaxy- but is closely connected to the world in which Yolgnu live. The Milngiyawuy series takes Naminapuā€™s work in a new direction synthesising her past experiences and employing the technical mastery she has achieved through working in different mediums and different surfaces to create powerful aesthetic effects.
 
EXHIBITED
Dream Catchers - Featuring Maningrida, October 2012, Coo-ee Art Galleryhome is where the art is, September 2012, Coo-ee Art GalleryMetamorphosis-Contemporary Indigenous Sculptures and Objects, October 2009, Coo-ee Art Gallery