Namarrden/Namarrkon - Lightning Spirit
John MAWURNDJUL: artist
This work's theme is one of the major creation stories of the Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land, relating to the powers of the wet season storms. In size and execution this is a major work, and the complex interweave of body components and rarrk patterning creates a composition of great power and presence. It is indicative of the graphic expression of the X-ray style of bark painting in western Arnhem Land.
Title
Namarrden/Namarrkon - Lightning Spirit
Artist/Maker and role
John MAWURNDJUL: artist
Date
1989
Medium
ochre on bark
Measurements
196.4 x 88.0 cm
Credit line
State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Purchased 1989
Licensed by the Aboriginal Artist Agency
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1989/0261