Gloria Petyarre, Awelye, Women’s Dreaming, Australian Indigenous, Utopia

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Gloria Petyarre, Awelye, Women’s Dreaming, Australian Indigenous, Utopia

About the Item

Awelye (Women’s Dreaming 2001) synthetic polymer on linen inscribed with arts name to verso numbered FGP0110 Urapuntja Artists Utopia Gloria Petyarr is noted as one of the most famous of Aboriginal artists from the Utopia Homelands. Gloria was born around 1945 on Atnangkere country at Utopia in Central Australia. Her language is Anmatyerre and she predominantly lives at Mulga Bore (Akaye Soakage). Gloria Petyarr is one of seven sisters all of whom are well known Aboriginal artists, including Kathleen Petyarr, Nancy Petyarr, Violet Petyarr and Ada Bird. The artwork of the Petyarre sisters share the same Dreamings, including Arnkerrth, the Mountain or Thorny Devil Lizard, Awelye, the women’s body design and stories related to a variety of bush foods. Their paintings are able to depict a wide range of designs under these Dreaming stories, with Gloria Petyarr being the most productive of the group. Gloria Petyarre, like many of the Aboriginal artists in Utopia, first gained recognition with the women artists working with batik. In 1988, Gloria began painting and her first work was shown in the exhibition “Utopia Women’s Painting; The First Works of Canvas; a Summer Project 1988 to 1989.” Gloria Petyarre’s earlier paintings show the Awelye designs painted across the women’s breasts and shoulders. Her more recent paintings have focused on Bush Medicine Dreaming, which depicts the leaves of a particular type of shrub with powerful medicinal qualities. Gloria Petyarre uses a range of different brush strokes in her artworks to represent the growth of the leaves at certain times of the year.

Creator:
Gloria Petyarr (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 47.25 in (120 cm)Width: 53.55 in (136 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Acrylic,Painted
Place of Origin:
Australia
Period:
2000-2009
Date of Manufacture:
2001
Condition:
Paintwork in good condition, corners of canvas slightly scuffed. Not framed.
Seller Location:
South Yarra, AU
Reference Number:
Seller: AVAPH021stDibs: LU4676114395012