Malcolm Maloney Jagamarra

Kangaroo Dreaming LARGE Colorful Australian Aboriginal Painting red yellow black

1991

This very large and colorful Aboriginal painting is a diptych (2 canvases) and can be displayed horizontally or vertically. This painting depicts the creation of the Lander River system. It includes elements and stories from the artist's family kinship system. The canvases represent the journey from the artist's home country, Willowra, to two soakages at Purtulu (Mount Theo) in his mother' s country. Purtulu in the Warlpiri language means “backbone.” Two Dreaming Goannas are shown at either end of the canvases. The "U" shapes of the goanna echo the traditional "U" shapes used in Aboriginal design to represent seated Ancestors. The country in between represents the plains where the goanna hunts, using spinifex grass as protection. To get easy access to goannas and to revitalize the land, the country must be burned off seasonally. It is the responsibility of the kirda (owner) to ensure that the land is burned off regularly by the kurdungulu (caretaker). The left canvas depicts the Owl Dreaming. The stylized face of the Owl can be discerned in the design. The right canvas portrays Warna, Snake Dreaming. The snake, with its sinuous shape, is symbolic of the river and the waterways. A more realistic representation of the Lander River system, with its forks and pools, is illustrated by the blue line which runs through the center of the canvases. Provenance: Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia, Melbourne; acquired in 1998; The Kelton Foundation, Santa Monica; Exhibited: ‘Belonging to Mother Earth - Indigenous Wisdom and Healing Conference', Virginia Beach...

Papunya Tula Artists Pty. Ltd., Alice Springs The Holmes à Court Collection, Perth Austral Gallery, Saint Louis, MO; acquired in 1996; Richard Kelton Collection, Santa Monica; Exhibi...

A wonderful, large, important painting by Aboriginal female artist, Maureen Nampajinpa Hudson. Acrylic on Linen Signed and titled verso "Six Dreamings" (Fire Dreaming; Snake Dreamin...

Born in 1934, the work of Suzanne Bloomfield represents the life force which binds us all -- a universal symbol for the soul's transformation. Bloomfield believes that painting is t...

A magical painting by Eric Orr. Housed in the artist's original frame. Oil on canvas on panel. Circa 1990 Dimensions: 40 x 34.5 inches Framed Dimensions (approximate): 43 x 36 inches

EXODUS 28 can be displayed either horizontally or vertically. The primary colors in this colorful, abstract, painting are red, orange, green, purple & yellow. G. (Gloucester) Calima...

Stuart Bigley is an artist based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. He has been making and showing his artwork for over 40 years. During this time he also co-founded and ran the ...

acrylic on linen 40" x 35" x 3" 2015 This item is offered by the Muriel Guépin gallery, NY In this piece, Zin Helena Song uses quite a chaotic pattern, and almost looks like a torna...

Stuart Bigley is an artist based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. He has been making and showing his artwork for over 40 years. During this time he also co-founded and ran the ...

Artist Motivation: One of the newest urban, "Street Styled" Abstract Expressionism paintings by Michelle Thomas! Hang it anywhere - "Big City, Small Town" is rendered in a palette ...

Heavy impasto abstract work from British artist Paul Wadsworth

In a new genre for the artist, this work embodies the vibrancy and sophistication of a seasoned painter of many years. Migdal has been creating large and small scale metal installations...