TJUNKA LEWIS - WALPAPUKA
TJUNKA LEWIS
WALPAPUKA, 2010
101 x 50 cm
Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
REGION
Warakurna, WA
PROVENANCE
Warakurna Artists, WA, Cat No. 186-10
Art Leven, NSW
STORY
As described by Warakurna Arts
'Tjunka Lewis is from Papulankutja/Blackstone. He is famous for his beautiful wood carving and spear making. He worked for many years in Blackstone and originally painted with Papulankutja Arsts until he went to Wanarn. This painting is from Tjunka's country. Tommy Mitchell says this painting is about Tjunka's country and a special place called Tawal, not far from Walpapuka. All the emuboys were sing down together. The emu boys started running when they heard a whistle. They started running towards Mt Aloysius, that's a nyii nyii place (finches).'
Warakurna is a remote community situated on the Great Central Road in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands of Western Australia, approximately 330km from Uluru near the border with the Northern Territory. The township of approximately 180 people is nestled amongst the spectacular Rawlinson Ranges in the Gibson Desert, close to the Giles Meteorological Weather Station.
Warakurna Artists is an energetic, creative and happy place where men and women, young and old, paint and share Tjukurrpa (traditional law and culture), and contemporary stories. Passing on these important stories to young people is a critical means of keeping culture vital and strong.
The paintings are vibrant and diverse, reflecting each artist’s unique style, stories and connection to country.
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