Artist: Joycie Morton Petyarre | Title: Bush Medicine | Year: 2022 | Medium: acrylic on canvas| Dimensions: 90 x 90 cm
PROVENANCE
Mbantua Gallery Alice Springs Cat No. MB058952
ARTWORK STORY
There are many sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Joycie's country of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of her main Dreamings is the story of Bush Medicine which she has depicted in this painting.
There are different types of bush medicine in the Central Desert. Joycie said, "We grind leaves, flowers and seed then boil in oil." It is then used as an ointment. josie said "Good for sore skin, itchy, pain... anything! Also, we boil them in water and drink. Good for kidney, flue etc. It lowers blood pressure too. Yeah, really good one!"
In this painting, dot work represents Joycie's country.
ARTIST PROFILE
COMMUNITY/ REGION
Arawerre, Utopia Region
LANGUAGE
Alyawarre
BIOGRAPHY
Joycie Morton was born in Alice Springs in 1976 and her country is Arawerre (Soapy Bore) in the Utopia Region of the Northern Territory's northeast. She began painting at nineteen, working with acrylic on canvas and focusing on themes such as bush tucker, Irreyakwerre (Wild Onion) Dreaming, bush medicine, country, bush flowers, and women collecting imuna (bush food). Cultural knowledge was passed down to her by her grandmother, Betty Kemarre, a member of the Utopia Women's Batik Group, from whom Joycie learned hunting, bush tucker, dreamings, bush medicine, and painting. Joycie is the daughter of Betty Mills Pwerle, sister to Cindy Morton, and mother to seven children.
REFERENCES
Mbantua Gallery, NT
PROVENANCE
Mbantua Gallery Alice Springs Cat No. MB058952
ARTWORK STORY
There are many sacred Dreamtime stories that belong to Joycie's country of which play a significant part in her ceremonies and culture. One of her main Dreamings is the story of Bush Medicine which she has depicted in this painting.
There are different types of bush medicine in the Central Desert. Joycie said, "We grind leaves, flowers and seed then boil in oil." It is then used as an ointment. josie said "Good for sore skin, itchy, pain... anything! Also, we boil them in water and drink. Good for kidney, flue etc. It lowers blood pressure too. Yeah, really good one!"
In this painting, dot work represents Joycie's country.
ARTIST PROFILE
COMMUNITY/ REGION
Arawerre, Utopia Region
LANGUAGE
Alyawarre
BIOGRAPHY
Joycie Morton was born in Alice Springs in 1976 and her country is Arawerre (Soapy Bore) in the Utopia Region of the Northern Territory's northeast. She began painting at nineteen, working with acrylic on canvas and focusing on themes such as bush tucker, Irreyakwerre (Wild Onion) Dreaming, bush medicine, country, bush flowers, and women collecting imuna (bush food). Cultural knowledge was passed down to her by her grandmother, Betty Kemarre, a member of the Utopia Women's Batik Group, from whom Joycie learned hunting, bush tucker, dreamings, bush medicine, and painting. Joycie is the daughter of Betty Mills Pwerle, sister to Cindy Morton, and mother to seven children.
REFERENCES
Mbantua Gallery, NT