GLORIA PETYARRE (1945 - )

Acrylic On Canvas

Title: Medicine Leaves

Dimensions: 95cm x 63cm

Signature Details: Signed "Gloria" On Verso

Accompanied By A Certificate Of Authenticity

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

Provenance: Gloria Petyarre (B. 1945) Was Born At Atnangkere Soakage In Utopia, Northern Territory, And Is The Founding Member Of The Women'S Batik Group In Utopia. A Celebrated Contemporary Aboriginal Artist, Petyarre Is Renowned For Her Distinctive Depictions Of Traditional Plant Knowledge And Bush Medicine. She Won Australia'S Longest-Running Art Prize, The Wynne Prize, In 1999, And Has Exhibited Internationally, Including Representation At The Utopia Women Exhibition In Ireland, London, And India (1990). Her Artistic Practice Focuses On Documenting Traditional Healing Practices, Particularly Medicine Leaves, Which Are Boiled And Inhaled For Therapeutic Purposes. Petyarre'S Work Bridges Cultural Knowledge With Contemporary Visual Expression, Employing Bold Colour Fields And Rhythmic Compositional Patterns To Convey The Spiritual And Medicinal Significance Of Native Flora.

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233691+14

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