Warlimpirringa Tjapaltjarri
Tingari at Wilkinkarra, 2000
Acrylic on canvas
121.9 x 213.4 cm
48 x 84 in
48 x 84 in
WATJ-PT-1
Born circa late1950 Language Group: Pintupi Born near Kiwirrkurra WA Born on a hillside east of Kiwirrkurra, Warlimpirringa was one of the small party of Pintupi who made international headlines...
Born circa late1950
Language Group: Pintupi
Born near Kiwirrkurra WA
Born on a hillside east of Kiwirrkurra, Warlimpirringa was one of the small party of Pintupi who made international headlines when they came in from the bush in1984. Until this point, at the age of 25 he had never encountered Europeans and their ways. The group had been following their traditional lifestyle in the country west of Lake Mackay. He started painting three years after moving to Kiwirrkurra. His first eleven paintings were exhibited in Melbourne and were all purchased by The National Gallery of Victoria.
He paints mainly Tingari stories for his country at the sites of Marua, Kanapilya and Wilkinkarra.
About this painting -
Tingari at Wilkinkarra
This painting tells the story of the Tingari ancestors at Wilkinkarra (Lake MacKay, Belgo and Minna Minna. The Tingari are a group of mythological beings of the Dreaming who travelled over vast tracts of land, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. Their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles and ceremonies.
This country stretches from west of Yuendumu to past Lake Mackay in WA.
Language Group: Pintupi
Born near Kiwirrkurra WA
Born on a hillside east of Kiwirrkurra, Warlimpirringa was one of the small party of Pintupi who made international headlines when they came in from the bush in1984. Until this point, at the age of 25 he had never encountered Europeans and their ways. The group had been following their traditional lifestyle in the country west of Lake Mackay. He started painting three years after moving to Kiwirrkurra. His first eleven paintings were exhibited in Melbourne and were all purchased by The National Gallery of Victoria.
He paints mainly Tingari stories for his country at the sites of Marua, Kanapilya and Wilkinkarra.
About this painting -
Tingari at Wilkinkarra
This painting tells the story of the Tingari ancestors at Wilkinkarra (Lake MacKay, Belgo and Minna Minna. The Tingari are a group of mythological beings of the Dreaming who travelled over vast tracts of land, performing rituals and creating and shaping particular sites. Their travels and adventures are enshrined in a number of song cycles and ceremonies.
This country stretches from west of Yuendumu to past Lake Mackay in WA.