WALALA TJAPALTJARRI

Original Acrylic Painting On Canvas

Title: Tingari Cycle

Image Size: 2 panels 44 x 41 cm each

Signature Details: Signed And Titled Verso

Condition: Good - Refer Images Coa And Holding Pics. Ready To Hang

Walala Tjapaltjarri (C. 1965–1975) And His Family Shot To Fame In 1984 When They Left Their
Nomadic Desert Life And Joined Family In The Community Of Kiwirrkura In Western Australia.
Dubbed 'The Lost Tribe' And The 'Pintupi Nine' The Story Of The Family Made International
Headlines With Many Curious And Sometimes Invasive News Stories Published About The
Family Who Had Been Living A Traditional Nomadic Lifestyle On Their Country. The Family
Originally Settled At Kiwirrkura Where Tjapaltjarri Began Painting In 1997 Encouraged By His
Older Brother Warlimpirrnga, Who Is Also An Internationally Recognised Artist. Tjapaltjarri'S
Early Works Focused On Traditional Tingari Designs That Were Traditionally Used For Ground And
Body Painting. Over Time He Developed His Own Style As He Abstracted Pintupi Designs Which
Focused On The Topographic Features And Dreaming Stories Of His Country. Tjapaltjarri'S Works
Have Been Shown In Numerous Group Exhibitions In Australia, The United Kingdom And The
United States Of America, And In Solo Shows In Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane And
Switzerland. Tjapaltjarri Currently Lives And Works In Alice Springs.


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