Untitled (Stony Country)
Artist:
Phyllis Ningamara
(Indigenous Australian, born 1944)
Place made:Western Australia, Australia
General region:Oceania
Date: 2007
Medium: Ochre on canvas
Dimensions:
29 15/16 x 29 15/16 in. (76 x 76 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of the Lam Family
Object number: 2016.14.53
Copyright: © Phyllis Ningamara
Provenance: May Lam and Dr. Dorothy Lam, gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2016
Label Text
Rendered in a range of tones is the rocky landscape of Phyllis Ningamara’s country in the Kimberley region. A river cuts through the center of the composition and is surrounded by colored stones—a characteristic feature of the land along the river flats. To achieve the subtle shifts in hue, Ningamara modified the natural ochres through a process of burning and then mixed the altered pigments.
Although Ningamara began painting later in life, she is known for her superb skill as a colorist and for her inventive interpretations of her country. She is a highly respected senior woman and cultural leader of the Mirriwoong people.
(Exhibition label, 2017)
Although Ningamara began painting later in life, she is known for her superb skill as a colorist and for her inventive interpretations of her country. She is a highly respected senior woman and cultural leader of the Mirriwoong people.
(Exhibition label, 2017)
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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