TOMMY CARROLL - UNTITLED (GRANDFATHER'S COUNTRY)
TOMMY CARROLL
UNTITLED (GRANDFATHER'S COUNTRY), 2000
100 x 140 cm
Natural Earth Pigments on Canvas
REGION
Kununurra, WA
PROVENANCE
Warmun Art Centre cat. No WAC 655/00
Fireworks Gallery, Qld, Cat. No 5097
Private Collection, Berlin, Germany
Cooee Art Leven, NSW
STORY
"As a young boy, I remember my grandfather, Paddy Carroll, taking me camping through his country - this part is to the west of Doon Station, where I was born. He taught me the stories of his land, how the Goorlabool (Rainbow Serpent) travelled through it, resting and laying his eggs which now can be seen as rocks and big boulders. I have painted the high country to the north, between two mountain ranges - we'd camp at the bottom and look up at the colours of the country. When I was older, I worked this country as a stockman - rough on horses and men. But what my grandfather taught me as a kid helped me know my way for my work."
EXHIBITED
Inspired: Collectors Edition, April 2023, Cooee Art | Redfern
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