Victory Hole
Churchill (Yoonany) CANN: artist
Cann's vision depicts worlds within worlds, with soft layering of pigments and
gentle marks. The translucency of the earth pigments and ochres allow the
viewer to see through the layers - as if he is telling us to look through the
material world we 'see' with our eyes to the esoteric fabric of Kija life that
embeds his cultural existence. Rover Thomas and other Warmun artists
shared a painted vision of the world that was solid and robust, as well as
revealing a pragmatic awareness of the landscape and its contours, made by
ancestral figures. Cann takes these ideas further, showing sensitivity and
awareness of a hidden world which has not previously been seen, taking
Warmun art to the next step of its evolution. His work connects and
transforms other works by artists from Warmun in the State Art Collection by
pushing the style boundaries of the Warmun art practice.
MR 21/09/2018
Copied from aquisition.
gentle marks. The translucency of the earth pigments and ochres allow the
viewer to see through the layers - as if he is telling us to look through the
material world we 'see' with our eyes to the esoteric fabric of Kija life that
embeds his cultural existence. Rover Thomas and other Warmun artists
shared a painted vision of the world that was solid and robust, as well as
revealing a pragmatic awareness of the landscape and its contours, made by
ancestral figures. Cann takes these ideas further, showing sensitivity and
awareness of a hidden world which has not previously been seen, taking
Warmun art to the next step of its evolution. His work connects and
transforms other works by artists from Warmun in the State Art Collection by
pushing the style boundaries of the Warmun art practice.
MR 21/09/2018
Copied from aquisition.
Title
Victory Hole
Artist/Maker and role
Churchill (Yoonany) CANN: artist
Date
2012
Medium
natural ochres and pigment on canvas
Measurements
150.0 x 150.0 cm
Credit line
Purchased through the Sir Claude Hotchin Art Foundation, The Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation, 2014
© Churchill Cann, courtesy of Warmun Art Centre
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2014/0002