Opening Doors into Colourful Dreamtime

A Collection of Fine Warlukurlangu Aboriginal Art - 2008

Opening Doors into Colourful Dreamtime

A Collection of Fine Warlukurlangu Aboriginal Art - 2008

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by SHORTY JANGALA ROBERTSON of Warlukurlangu Artists (Yuendumu). The title is Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming). [4255/07] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by SHORTY JANGALA ROBERTSON of Warlukurlangu Artists (Yuendumu). The title is Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming). [4255/07] (Acrylic on Belgian Linen)
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SHORTY JANGALA ROBERTSON (dec)

Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming)
4255/07
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
 Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming… | 4255/07
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
 107 x 91cm | 42.13 x 35.83in
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The site depicted in this painting is Puyurru, West of Yuendumu.  In the usually dry creek bed are a number of water soakages or naturally occurring wells.  Two Jangala men, who were rainmakers, sang the rain, unleashing a giant storm.  It travelled across the country, with the lightning striking the land as it travelled.

This storm linked up with another from Wapurtali to the West and was picked up by a Kirrkarlanji (Brown Falcon, Falco berigora) and carried further West until it dropped the storm at Purlungyanu, where it created a giant soakage.  At Puyurru the bird dug up a giant snake, Warnayarra (the Rainbow Serpent) and the snake carried water with it to create the large lake at Jillyiumpa, close to an outstation belonging to the family of a famous Warlpiri painter.

In Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa both curved and straight lines are often used to represent the Ngawarra (flood waters) running through the landscape and small circles are used to represent Mulju (water soakages).  Mangkurdu (Cumulus & stratocumulus clouds) are represented by horizontal lines joining the longer lines.

The site depicted in this painting is Puyurru, West of Yuendumu.  In the usually dry creek bed are a number of water soakages or naturally occurring wells.  Two Jangala men, who were rainmakers, sang the rain, unleashing a giant storm.  It travelled across the country, with the lightning striking the land as it travelled.

This storm linked up with another from Wapurtali to the West and was picked up by a Kirrkarlanji (Brown Falcon, Falco berigora) and carried further West...