PATRICK OLOODOODI TJUNGURRAYI - TINGARI CYCLE

 PATRICK OLOODOODI TJUNGURRAYI
TINGARI CYCLE,  2010
199.5 x 197 cm frame: 202.5 x 200 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Belgian Linen
 
PROVENANCE
Papunya Western Desert, NT
Aranda Aboriginal Art, VicPat Corrigan Collection, NSWAccompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Aranda Aboriginal Art, Vic Including a photograph of the artist creating the artwork 
 
STORY
Patrick Tjungurrayi was born near Jupiter Well and walked into the Old Balgo Mission that was established in 1943. After the community moved to its current location in 1962, he worked constructing the church and other buildings. He painted for Warlayirti artists until the early 1990s, when he moved once more to settle in Kintore. He subsequently painted for Papunya Tula Artists until his death in 2017. This work depicts a site in the Western Desert associated with the mythological Tingari beings who travelled over vast stretches of the country, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. The Tingari Men were usually followed by Tingari Women and accompanied by novices. Their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles. These mythologies form part of the teachings of post-initiatory youths, as well as providing explanations for contemporary customs.Stories associated with the Tingari are of a secret sacred nature and only related in full to initiated men.
 
EXHIBITED
The Corrigan Collection, SBS Studio's, 2012 - 2021Illustrated: Power + Colour: New Paintings from the Corrigan Collection of 21st Century Aboriginal Art, Jane Raffan, Macmillan Publishing, 2012, p.255