ONE OF TWELVE - ROCKHOLE SITE OF TARKUL TWILLY BY MICHAEL REID TJAPANANGKA

ONE OF TWELVE
Rockhole Site of Tarkul by Michael Reid Tjapanangka
- Size: 12cm x 180cm 19mm
- 100% Silk Satin - double sided
- Comes with a cloth drawstring bag & Artist Card detailing their work & practice

About the Artwork:
Michael Reid’s work, ‘Rockhole site of Tarkul’ depicts designs related to the rockhole and soakage water site of Tarkul, north of Mt Webb in Western Australia. During ancestral times, a large group of Tingari men camped at this site before travelling east to Pinari. The Tingari Song Cycle is a secret-sacred mythology, the specifics of which are only known to initiated Pintupi. In general, the Tingari are a group of ancestral Dreaming beings who travelled over vast stretches of country, creating, and transforming the landscape through their movements.

Michael’s striking use of line and stark monochrome palette create the entrancing effect of pulsating movement in this work. The artist’s interconnecting geometric lines evoke a labyrinthine form, the motif symbolic of a journey or pilgrimage to a predetermined site – much like the travels of the Tingari. Though the esoteric meaning of this work remains secret, the symbolism is universal – the artist’s maze of brushstrokes guiding the viewer on a journey across the Pintupi homelands.

ONE OF TWELVE | Ngunnawal (Canberra), Australia
One of Twelve is an Australian organisation that showcases the work of emerging and established artists from the Asia Pacific region - particularly Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders. We are dedicated to celebrating and contributing to the art sector of this region through the production of high quality, silk garments that depict collaborating artists work. These unique pieces are each accompanied by an artist card, detailing the maker’s work and practice. Every artist that collaborates with us receives royalties from your purchase and you will find links to their representing galleries on their profile page.