Bambatu Napangardi "My Country - Sandhills & Rockhole "
Information
| Artist | Bambatu Napangardi |
|---|---|
| Title | My Country - Sandhills & Rockhole |
| Language Group | Pintupi |
| Born around | 1941 |
| Area | Kiwirrkurra, WA |
| Catalogue | 1721 |
| Date | 2009 |
| Medium | Acrylic on Linen |
| Size (W x H) | 60 x 60 cm |
| Price $AUD | $490 |
Description
Bambatu was born in the early 1940s in Winron, near Kiwirrkurra. She had no contact with established communities until her family walked into the Papunya Community, west of Alice Springs, in the 1960’s. Bambatu’s parents died when she was young, the responsibility for her upbringing was handed over to well known artists Yala Yala Gibbs and Ningura Gibson Naparrula – hence she was exposed to painting from a young age. Bambatu married the acclaimed artist Dinny Campbell Tjampitjinpa in Balgo. She had been his apprentice for many years before his death in 2000. She learnt skills and techniques from watching men paint traditional men’s stories. The influence of these artists is clearly seen in Bambatu’s paintings. In the early 1980’s Bambatu started painting at Papunya Tula. Her paintings depict traditional women’s stories of women grouping together at particular sites to perform ceremonies. Bambatu regularly paints the ‘Tali’ theme in her artworks and this represents the sand hills of her country. These sand hills are shown by her use of striking geometric dotted lines that create a maze like effect. The circular forms depict rockholes where women would gather along their travels. Bambatu’s palette consists of neutral colours of red, orange, brown, white and black. Her simple yet striking compositions instantly attract the viewer to her work. In recent years her profile as a painter has become more firmly established as her works have steadily sold well through many galleries around Australia
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