Alhalker-my Country
Alhalker-my Country 1992
Utopia, Central Desert, Northern Territory synthetic polymer paint on canvas
National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra,
purchased in 2023 in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia's 40th anniversary 2022 2023.73
The techniques and styles of ceremonial painting and women's sand drawing from the Sandover region are echoed in Kngwarray's acrylic paintings. The gesture and texture of the application of paint in Alhalker-my Country owes much to the hand-painting of ochres onto the body for awely (women's ceremonies), and to the cyclic rhythm of the song verses.
Alhalker-my Country
Alhalker-my Country 1992
Utopia, Central Desert, Northern Territory synthetic polymer paint on canvas
National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra,
purchased in 2023 in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia's 40th anniversary 2022 2023.73
The techniques and styles of ceremonial painting and women's sand drawing from the Sandover region are echoed in Kngwarray's acrylic paintings. The gesture and texture of the application of paint in Alhalker-my Country owes much to the hand-painting of ochres onto the body for awely (women's ceremonies), and to the cyclic rhythm of the song verses.