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Yannima Tommy WatsonYannima Tommy Watson "Ngayuku Ngura" - 91x122 cm -2013 - Aboriginal Art2013
2013
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Artist: Tommy Watson Yannima Pikarli (c.1935-2017)
size: 91x122cm
year: 2013
Acrylic on linen
Aboriginal Art
Provenance:
Yanda Art, Australia (certificat)
Aborigène Galerie Paris, Nicolas Andrin (certificat)
Collections:
Musée du Quai Branly, Paris
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
National Museum of Australie, Canberra
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth
South Australian Art Gallery, Adelaide
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
Elizabeth and Colin Laverty, Sydney
Art Bank, Sydney
Patrick Corrigan, Sydney
Kerry Stokes Collection, Perth
2002/2003/2008 Finalist in Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
Yannima Tommy Watson, also known as Tommy Yannima Pikarli Watson, was a renowned Australian Aboriginal artist from the Pitjantjatjara people.
Born around 1935 in Anumarapiti, approximately 75 kilometers west of Irrunytju (also known as Wingellina) in Western Australia, he passed away in November 2017 in Alice Springs.
Orphaned at a young age—his mother died during his childhood and his father when he was around eight—Watson was raised by his paternal uncle and later by Nicodemus Watson, his father’s first cousin. It was during this time that he adopted the surname Watson in addition to his Aboriginal names, becoming Tommy Yannima Pikarli Watson.
Watson spent his youth traveling through the desert, learning traditional survival skills such as making tools and weapons, hunting, and finding water. These skills were closely tied to the ancestral stories of his people, known as Tjukurrpa.
He began painting in 2001 and quickly became one of the most innovative Aboriginal artists, recognized for his bold use of vibrant colors to symbolically represent the ancestral narratives of his homeland. Judith Ryan, Senior Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Victoria, described Watson's colors as “incandescent.” His work was associated with the “Colour Power” movement that developed in the Indigenous art scene between 1984 and 2004.
One of his most notable contributions is a fresco adorning one of the ceilings of the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, a testament to the international recognition of his art. His works are part of prestigious collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Tommy Watson left a lasting legacy as a master of color and a storyteller of his people’s ancestral heritage, making a significant contribution to the preservation and dissemination of Aboriginal culture through contemporary art.
- Creator:Yannima Tommy Watson (1935, Australian)
- Creation Year:2013
- Dimensions:Height: 35.83 in (91 cm)Width: 0.99 in (2.5 cm)Depth: 60.24 in (153 cm)
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- Gallery Location:PARIS, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2847216121822
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