Wind Dreaming
2003
Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements
179.0 × 67.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Supporters and Patrons of Aboriginal Art, 2003
© Samuel Namunjdja/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Gallery 2
Ground Level, NGV Australia
About this work
Samuel Namunjdja has painted gungara, the spiralling wind associated with several sites belonging to the Kardbam clan. On one level, this painting can be interpreted as a depiction of the kinds of mini cyclones that are common during the wet season in Arnhem Land, where the artist lives. In this work, gungara also relates specifically to a site called Bilwoyini, near Mankalord. Characterised by the superfine rarrk used to create an ethereal abstract geometry of composition, these delicate works in red and yellow ochre on white represent a departure for the artist, who previously worked in a figurative manner.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Mankalord, Northern Territory
Accession Number
2003.436
Department
First Nations Australia
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