Wati Wara - Lawrence Pennington Solo

A Collection of Fine Spinifex Indigenous Art

Wati Wara - Lawrence Pennington Solo

A Collection of Fine Spinifex Indigenous Art

Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LAWRENCE PENNINGTON of Spinifex Artists. The title is Mituna. [15-25] (Acrylic on Linen) Australian Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) artwork by LAWRENCE PENNINGTON of Spinifex Artists. The title is Mituna. [15-25] (Acrylic on Linen)
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LAWRENCE PENNINGTON (dec)

Mituna
15-25
Acrylic on Linen
 Mituna | 15-25
Acrylic on Linen
 137 x 90cm | 53.94 x 35.43in
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Lawrence Pennington, a senior initiated man from Spinifex has painted his country of Mituta, the place of his birth. The large concentric circle forms represent the main rockhole with smaller water sources represented off to the sides. The Two Men travelled to Mituna via Kumpakura and Mantamata. At Mituna they sat and cooked up some dog meat.

As with many Spinifex Tjukurpa, places are linked through story and geography. In this case, Mituta is clearly linked to a well-known Western Desert area called Pukara. Pukara is a site in which two large snakes, a father and son are travelling on initiation business. The places Lawrence paints are often sacred or have sacred aspects to them and as such details are sketchy.

Lawrence Pennington, a senior initiated man from Spinifex has painted his country of Mituta, the place of his birth. The large concentric circle forms represent the main rockhole with smaller water sources represented off to the sides. The Two Men travelled to Mituna via Kumpakura and Mantamata. At Mituna they sat and cooked up some dog meat.

As with many Spinifex Tjukurpa, places are linked through story and geography. In this case, Mituta is clearly linked to a well-known Western Desert...