ONE OF TWELVE - UNTITLED TWILLY BY YUYUYA NAMPITJINPA

ONE OF TWELVE
Untitled Twilly by Yuyuya Nampitjinpa

- 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:
Yuyuya’s untitled painting depicts designs associated with the site Umari, a rockhole situated in the sandhill country near Mt Webb in Western Australia. A large group of ancestral women travelled east from Umari to the rockhole Pinari, north-west of Kintore. Along their travels, the women collected the edible berries known as kampurarrpa or desert raisins (Solanum centrale). Kampurarrpa can be eaten straight from the bush, or ground into a paste and cooked over coals to make damper. From Pinari, the women continued their journey east to the site of Kalipinpa, a major Kapi Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) site north of Sandy Blight Junction.

Yuyuya’s work is characterised by her use of a complex symbolic language rooted in ancient cultural tradition. The artist’s skilful use of colour, movement and negative space make her interpretations of these symbols strikingly contemporary. In this work, the artist’s bold use of warm colours and repetition of form transport the viewer to the undulating sandhills of her 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.