rawa tjunguku - working together a long time

New major works from Spinifex Arts Project

rawa tjunguku - working together a long time

New major works from Spinifex Arts Project

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by KUNMANARA PATJU PRESLEY of Spinifex Artists. The title is Tjungangka. [24-444] (Acrylic on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by KUNMANARA PATJU PRESLEY of Spinifex Artists. The title is Tjungangka. [24-444] (Acrylic on Linen)
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KUNMANARA PATJU PRESLEY (dec)

Tjungangka
24-444 (2024)
Acrylic on Linen
 Tjungangka | 24-444
Acrylic on Linen
 110 x 85cm | 43.31 x 33.46in
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Patju Presley paints with such a spiritual confidence, as someone who knows their place in the Creation, often singing the associated songs of particular sites whilst rhythmically placing his myriad of dots to form his striking compositions. Here he depicts the significant site of Tjungangka, south of Watarru.  Patju's country.

Tjungangka holds many Creations stories, in this depiction Patju has formed the Wati Malu Tjukurpa (Red Kangaroo Man Creation Line). These characters that Patju depicts within a living, breathing landscape are the creation beings who shaped the immediate environment as they moved through it, leaving a moral narrative etched into the physical domain as testament to their power and presence. It is this physical, spiritual and religious existence that cannot be separated for Patju and is what gives his work the transcendent quality we experience from it.

Patju also mentions the significant site of Kalaya Piti that he assures is close up to to Tjungangka and informs his work.

Patju Presley paints with such a spiritual confidence, as someone who knows their place in the Creation, often singing the associated songs of particular sites whilst rhythmically placing his myriad of dots to form his striking compositions. Here he depicts the significant site of Tjungangka, south of Watarru.  Patju's country.
Tjungangka holds many Creations stories, in this depiction Patju has formed the Wati Malu Tjukurpa (Red Kangaroo Man Creation Line). These characters that Patju...