Tingari
George (Hairbrush) TJUNGURRAYI: artist
George 'Hairbrush' Tjungurrayi is a senior artist of international standing who began painting for Papunya Tula Artists in 1976. The artist is well known for his evolving abstract paintings that chronicle the Tingari cycle-a series of Dreaming narratives about Tingari men who travelled at the time of Creation-of which
this artwork is about. ·
The painting presented here is similar in narrative to two other paintinqs by Tiunqurravi in the State Art Collection. However this painting differs in its form of abstraction, as the artist has used a series of connecting and concentric straight and curved lines to represent the Tingari. Whereas, one of the two other works
is composed of lines and circles, and the other is a series of stripey lines.
MR 15/10/2018
this artwork is about. ·
The painting presented here is similar in narrative to two other paintinqs by Tiunqurravi in the State Art Collection. However this painting differs in its form of abstraction, as the artist has used a series of connecting and concentric straight and curved lines to represent the Tingari. Whereas, one of the two other works
is composed of lines and circles, and the other is a series of stripey lines.
MR 15/10/2018
Title
Tingari
Artist/Maker and role
George (Hairbrush) TJUNGURRAYI: artist
Date
2005
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on linen
Measurements
120 x 178.5cm
Credit line
Gift of Helen & Ben Korman, through the Cultural Gifts Program, 2008
© George (Hairbrush) Tjungurrayi / Licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2008/0063