Lake Baker
Timo HOGAN: artist
Timo Hogan calmly applies the paint to Lake Baker with the quiet authority of someone recreating the country they know intimately. He surveys the Wati Kutjara Tjukurpa (Two Men Creation Line) of his birthright and brings this into focus on the two dimensional plane. It is this narraƟve which within Lake Baker forms a major portion and is where the two men encounter a powerful Wanampi (water serpent) that resides there. In this painting Timo has depicted the Two Men as the physical manifestation of two small knolls and has wrapped the ever present and larger than life Wanampi around the perimeter of the lake. Timo narrates the movement of the Wanampi as he returns to his kapi piti ngura (home in the waterhole) after being out in search of food. These characters are the creation beings who shaped the landscape as they moved through it, leaving the indelible physical reminders of their power and presence.
Title
Lake Baker
Artist/Maker and role
Timo HOGAN: artist
Date
2020
Medium
acrylic on linen
Measurements
197.0 x 288.0 cm
Credit line
Purchased through The Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation: COVID-19 Arts Stimulus Package, 2020
© Timo Hogan / Copyright Agency Ltd
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
2020/0347