Nellie Marks Nakamarra "Travelling Women - My country"
Information
| Artist | Nellie Marks Nakamarra |
|---|---|
| Title | Travelling Women - My country |
| Language Group | Luritja |
| Born around | 1976 |
| Area | Kintore, NT |
| Catalogue | 2096 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Medium | Acrylic on Linen |
| Size (W x H) | 183 x 30 cm |
| Price $AUD | $1400 |
Description
This painting is one of three in a series. These paintings can be purchased individually or as a tryptich. For the other paintings please view catalogue # 2097 and # 2098 .
Nellie was born circa 1976 in the Kintore region, Northern Territory. She is the younger sister of the renowned Central Australia artist Elizabeth Marks Nakamarra.
Nellie was taught to paint by various members of the desert art movement. Born in Papunya and growing up in the Western Desert Nellie’s greatest artistic influences include the acclaimed artists Old Mick Namararri, Turkey Tolson and Uta Uta. Nellie today resides primarily at Kintore but alternates travels between Kintore, Tjukurla and Kiwirrkurra.
Nellie depicts Lightening Dreaming, Women’s Stories and Women’s Tingari in her paintings. Her early style was minimalist and graphic, yet her recent paintings are much more detailed and creative both in form and use of colour. Nellie’s paintings are striking due to their symmetrical design of lines and dot work.
This painting shows Nellie's depiction of "My Country", at Kintore, west of Alice Springs. This dreaming was passed on to Nellie by her mother a Warlpiri woman. Nellie paints a topagraphical map of her country, indicating all the significant sites that are linked to the Dreamings of this area.
The 'arc' shapes in each corner and throughout the painting are Sand Dunes, while the geometric and angular lines in between signify the 'Tingari' which are creation ancestors. The squares or grid-like shapes depict a Mirage in the Sand Dunes.
Detail
