KUNTJIL COOPER

Original Acrylic Painting On Linen

Title: Mimyaa Tjuta

Image Size: 90 x 60

Condition: Good - Refer Images Inscribed With Artist Name And Agathon Galleries Cat No. Agkciz09090041. Ready To Hang.

Kuntjil Cooper, A Senior Pitjantjatjara Artist, Was Born At Irrunytju Rockhole Around 1920.
Kuntjil Is A Very Highly Regarded Minyma Pampa (Senior Woman) And Respected For Her
Extensive Knowledge Of The Women’S Tjukurpa, Especially Minyma Kutjara (Two Sisters) And
Minyma Tjuta (Seven Sister Dreaming) Which Is Associated With Her Mother’S Country.
Kuntjil’S Paintings Are Schematic Depictions Of The Country, Rockholes And Sacred Sites Visited
By The Sisters. The Tracks That They Walked Are Represented Winding Across The Canvas.
Using Punu Kuntjil Builds Up Heavily Textured Blocks Of Vivid Colour. She Sometimes Sings
Inma As She Methodically Works On The Canvas Over Many Days. 'I Want To Paint The Tjukurpa
For My Country. It Is Important For Irrunytju. Irrunytju Is My Country. When I Am Gone My
Grandchildren Will Be Able To Understand Their Culture When They See My Paintings. I Want
Whitefellas To Respect Anangu Culture. When They See These Important Paintings They Will
Know That Tjukurpa Is Strong, That Anangu Are Strong…’


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