Wangkartu by HELICOPTER (Joey Tjungurrayi)
Artist : HELICOPTER (Joey Tjungurrayi)
Title : Wangkartu
Size/Medium : 595×395 | 803x606mm Print
Helicopter has painted some of his country located far to the south of Balgo. This country is centred around Jupiter Well where Helicopter was born and spent his formative years. The central feature of the painting are a number of watersources. These tjurrnu (soakwater) are named from left to right Wangkartu, Ngakalpa and Karrulyar and are places Helicopter would visit as a young man. The country here is dominated by tali (sand hills) as represented by the parallel lines in the painting.
Weight | 0.2 kg |
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