Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
Water Dreaming
45x121cm
Acrylic paints on linen
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| Description: | This painting depicts the travel of the Tingarri Men at the site of Ungama, south west of Kiwirrkurra. It is said that this knowledge gifted group of men travelled across the country. A large group of Tingarri Men had gathered at this site to conduct ceremonies after which they travelled to Kiwirrkurra.
The patterns in the painting represents rain filtering and washing its way to the soakage water site at Ungama.
Ronnie Tjampitjinpa is possible Australia’s leading living Aboriginal Artists, he was born at Muyinnga 100km west of the Kintore Ranges. Ronnie began painting at the beginning of the Papunya artistic movement around and in 1988 won the Alice Springs Art Prize. His works follow the Pintupi style, which depicts dreamtime and the landscape by joining together strong circles with connecting lines. Ronnie has exhibited extensively throughout the world and is included n all major aboriginal art collections. Ronnie resides with his family at Kintore, an aboriginal community that was established in 1981. |
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