Artist: Gloria Petyarre | Title: Bush Medicine | Year: 2012 | Medium: synthetic polymer paint on Belgian linen | Dimensions: 122 x 92 cm
PROVENANCE
Dacou Gallery Cat No. dg111166
EXHIBITED
Visions of Utopia, March 2018, Coo-ee Art Gallery Bondi
ARTWORK STORY
Gloria depicts the movement of the leaves through the trees and the leaves floating to the ground, this sense of motion is seen throughout her paintings.
This story relates to a native tree that grows abundantly in the desert regions of Utopia. The green leaves are gathered by women and ground with a stone. When mixed with water this forms a medicinal solution for coughs and colds.
This Bush Medicine has been passed down through each generation over thousands of years.
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/REGION
Utopia, NT
LANGUAGE
Anmatyerre
BIOGRAPHY
Raised in a remote part of the Eastern Desert and instructed in Anmatyerre law and traditions, Gloria Petyarre participated in the first art programs organized at Utopia in 1977 when 39 years of age… Continue Reading
PROVENANCE
Dacou Gallery Cat No. dg111166
EXHIBITED
Visions of Utopia, March 2018, Coo-ee Art Gallery Bondi
ARTWORK STORY
Gloria depicts the movement of the leaves through the trees and the leaves floating to the ground, this sense of motion is seen throughout her paintings.
This story relates to a native tree that grows abundantly in the desert regions of Utopia. The green leaves are gathered by women and ground with a stone. When mixed with water this forms a medicinal solution for coughs and colds.
This Bush Medicine has been passed down through each generation over thousands of years.
Artist Profile
COMMUNITY/REGION
Utopia, NT
LANGUAGE
Anmatyerre
BIOGRAPHY
Raised in a remote part of the Eastern Desert and instructed in Anmatyerre law and traditions, Gloria Petyarre participated in the first art programs organized at Utopia in 1977 when 39 years of age… Continue Reading
