Katu munu Tjaru - Above and Below: of Sky and Land

A Collection of Fine Kaltjiti Indigenous Art

Katu munu Tjaru - Above and Below: of Sky and Land

A Collection of Fine Kaltjiti Indigenous Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by KATHY MARINGKA of Kaltjiti Artists. The title is Tjulpun-Tjulpunpa - Desert Wildflowers. [KALKMA8677P] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by KATHY MARINGKA of Kaltjiti Artists. The title is Tjulpun-Tjulpunpa - Desert Wildflowers. [KALKMA8677P] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen)
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KATHY MARINGKA

Tjulpun-Tjulpunpa - Desert Wildflowers
KALKMA8677P (2013)
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
 Tjulpun-Tjulpunpa - Desert Wil… | KALKMA8677P
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
 185 x 200cm | 72.83 x 78.74in
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Kathy has painted a topographical view of the country during the wildflower season. Kathy’s impressionistic interpretation of the desert wildflowers expertly captures the magnificent and vibrant colours of the desert flora and highlights her superb brushwork and use of colour.

Desert wildflowers - known collectively as Tjulpun-Tjulpunpa - is a theme Kathy continues to explore in increasing scale, achieving stunning and dramatic effects. 

The arid country of the *APY Lands is home to many varieties of flower species. The desert wildflowers, are particular species which carpet the landscape in a profusion of colour if the rain falls in spring. Purple and magenta parakeelya, pink and blue everlasting daisies, white and yellow daisies, lilac and purple mulla mullas, blue and purple swansonias are the most prolific. 2014 was an exceptional year for blue and purple colours. The flowers appear tiny and delicate but are tough and well adapted to the arid environment with rounded shapes low to the ground or long narrow shapes with flowers at the tips, all contributing to conserving moisture.

Kathy’s abstract work features a vibrant colour palette and strong, original imagery inspired by her traditional country and culture. However, she does not paint the Tjukurpa of her birth country, as it is watiku, men’s business.

*Anangu Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Lands in the far north of South Australia.

Kathy has painted a topographical view of the country during the wildflower season. Kathy’s impressionistic interpretation of the desert wildflowers expertly captures the magnificent and vibrant colours of the desert flora and highlights her superb brushwork and use of colour.

Desert wildflowers - known collectively as Tjulpun-Tjulpunpa - is a theme Kathy continues to explore in increasing scale, achieving stunning and dramatic effects. 

The arid country of the *APY...