020
Dorothy
Napangardi Robinson
Warlpiri (born ca.1956)
Karntakurlangu Jukurrpa — Inland Sea, 2001
synthetic polymer paint on linen
137 x 36cm
PROVENANCE
Gallery Gondwana, NT, cat.no. 6105DN; accompanied by original certificate
of authenticity
Private Collection, NT
Documentation reads
Using a myriad of dots set against a black background Dorothy has created
a shifting sea that gathers and disperses across the canvas. The build
up of white dotting reaches out to the viewer, gathering energy that dissipates
into the distance. Karntakurlangu is one of the most extensive and significant
women’s Jukurrpa (dreaming) belonging to the Warlpiri. The works
by Dorothy Napangardi depict the ceremonial site origin for the Jukurrpa,
known as Mina Mina, the artist’s custodian country, located near
Lake Mackay in the Tanami Desert, north of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory.
c.f. Two striking black and white works of the same subject featured in
the MCA exhibition. See plates 20, p32, 25, p37 and 28, p40 of the accompanying
catalogue.