M A L A L U B A G U M A N A P R I S M bar k paintings ceremonial poles R E R R K I R RWA N G A M U N U N G U R R bar k paintings N AW U R A P U W U N U N G M U R R A mokuy RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS OPENING Wednesday 29 August 6:30-9:00 pm Exhibition dates 28 August - 6 October 2012 ANNANDALE GALLERIES 110 Trafalgar Street Annandale Sydney NSW 2038 AUSTRALIA T (61-2) 9552 1699 www.annandalegalleries.com.au annangal@ozemail.com.au Directors Bill & Anne Gregory
MALALUB A GUMANA Malaluba Gumana (b. 1952), the daughter of Gumuk Gumana and Marratj Gurruwiwi, is known for her marwatthe cross hatching technique. Using a fine hair brush, Malaluba paints complex and fluid works that mainly feature the clan designs of her mother s Gålpu clan. Her art and iconographical practice often refers to the story of the Rainbow Serpent. Wititj is the all powerful rainbow serpent (olive python) that traveled through Gålpu clan lands. Djaykung, the Javanese filesnake, is a companion and possibly alternate incarnation of Wititj, living in amongst the Dhatam (waterlillies) causing Djari (rainbows) to appear on the surface of the water. The story of Wititj is a story of storms and monsoons; it has particular reference to the mating of Wititj during the beginning of the wet season when the Djarrwa (square shaped thundercloud) begin forming and the lightning starts striking. The power of the storm is shown by the use of diagonal lines, which represents the trees knocked down by Wititj as it moves from place to place. Since 2006, Malaluba has been a prolific artist, creating larger and more complex works that fully reveal her spontaneous hand. She has since shown in a number of successful group and solo exhibitions, and features in the permanent collection of the AGNSW, the NGA, as well as the Larrikitj Collection of Kerry Stokes.
Dhatam 2007 114 x 37 cm BLA743
Djarrwark at Garrimala 2008 159 x 36 cm BLA744
Dhatam 2012 142 x 44 cm BLA755
Dhatam 2012 140 x 26 cm BLA756
Dhatam 2012 137 x 30 cm BLA757
Dhatam 2012 98 x 31 cm BLA758
Dhatam 2012 69 x 24 cm BLA759
Dhatam 2012 67 x 24 cm BLA760
Dhatam 2012 67 x 25 cm BLA761
Dhatam 2012 76 x 30 cm BLA762
Dhatam 2012 164 x 79 cm BLA763
Dhatam 2012 97 x 34 cm BLA764
Dhatam 2012 150 x 34 cm BLA765
Dhatam 2012 155 x 36 cm BLA766
Dhatam 2012 164 x 73 cm BLA767
Dhatam 2011-2012 natural earth ;pigments on ceremonial poles 153-240 cm
RERRKIRRWANGA MUNUNGURR Rerrkirrwanga Munungurr (b. 1971) comes from a family of artists. Her parents and elder sister are all art producers, and Rerrkirrwanga was taught to paint by her late father Djutjadjutja, a senior Djapu statesman and award-winning artist. Many of the paintings attributed to her father in the early 1990s were actually finished by Rerrkirrwanga. Rerrkirrwanga now has the authority to paint for herself, and has become a successful artist known for her fine signature marwatthe technique. She consciously strives to achieve the finest rendition of cross hatching possible, using a handmade brush of fine straight human hair. In 2009, Rerrkirrwanga won the Best Bark Painting category at the National Aboriginal and Torrest Strait Islander Art awards, and her paintings are included in major collections including the NGV, Melbourne.
Gurtha 2011 cm BLA731
Gurtha 2011 cm BLA732
Gurtha 2011 45 x 19 cm BLA733
Gurtha 2011 47 x 22 cm BLA734
Gurtha 2011 54 x 21 cm BLA735
Gurtha 2012 49 x 90 cm BLA736
Gurtha 2012 33 x 66 cm BLA737
Gurtha 2012 33 x 39 cm BLA738
Gurtha 2012 59 x 37 cm BLA740
Gurtha 2012 41 x 32 cm BLA741
Gurtha 2012 56 x 26 cm BLA742
NAWURAPU WUNUNGMURRA Nawurapu Wunungmurra (b. 1952) was trained by his late father Yangarriny Wunungmurra, an award-winning artist and senior Yirritja moiety elder. Nawurapu first started by assisting his father on his paintings, but as his own spiritual authority increased, he began working as an artist in his own right. Amongst his diverse art practice that includes bronze, bark and Larrikitj, Nawurapu has gained recognition and accolades for his unique Mokuy or dancing spirits, which won the inaugural Telstra New Media Art award in 2010. These figures, although appearing confronting at first, actually represent dance and are therefore quite benign. Presented together in a dancing group, the figures are powerful in effect. Nawurapu has shown in a number of shows in Australia and overseas including the Moscow Biennale and Paris. He was last shown at the Annandale Galleries in 2011 together with two other Yirrkala artists. Nawurapu is included in numerous Australian collections including the NGV, AGNSW, Kerry Stokes Collection and the Queensland Art Gallery, which bought a set of his Mokuy in 2009.
Mokuy 2011-2012 natural earth pigments on wood 169-220 cm